NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. — Witnesses held a 49-year-old man for police after a fatal shooting Sunday in Yulee.
The Nassau County Sheriff's Office responded to a shooting at 9:30 p.m. at a home in the 76000 block of VanZeeland Lane. Deputies found 54-year-old Catherine VanZeeland on the porch with a gunshot wound to her head.
Several witnesses held the husband, Kurt VanZeeland, who they say shot his wife during a domestic dispute, according to the Sheriff's Office.
"Some witnesses were holding the suspect and actually had been holding him for the officers and deputies," said Undersheriff George Lueders.
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According to the police report, those witnesses had heard what sounded like gunshots.
The report also states that while a crime scene technician was preparing to swab VanZeeland's hands for gun powder residue, the suspect said "There is no need for that, I pulled the trigger."
According to the the Sheriff's Office, there were no reports of any previous domestic disputes at the VanZeelands' home.
VanZeeland is charged with second-degree murder and is being held in the Nassau County Detention Facility.
Customers were turned away from Yulee Pawn and Collectibles throughout the day Monday, a pawn shop the VanZeelands owned and operated together.
A sign on the door told customers the shop has been closed temporarily for a family emergency.
"It's a big shock to hear to anything like that happen, I mean we don't want to hear that, we're just small town people," said Cindy Del Rosso who owns the Cut n Go next door.