PANAMA CITY BEACH — One person is dead and investigators are trying to piece together exactly what happened late Friday night during what the Bay County Sheriff’s Office says was an apparent domestic dispute that led to a shooting.
The BCSO said dispatchers received a 911 call about 11 p.m. to the Sterling Cove community off Front Beach Road. Sterling Cove Boulevard is off the 7000 block of Front Beach Road less than a mile west of Thomas Drive.
Details were scarce Saturday morning, but the BCSO said in a news release that “As of this time it appears to be a homicide stemming from a domestic dispute where a next door neighbor got involved.”
The State Attorney’s Office also was investigating the incident.
The Sterling Cove community remained quiet Saturday afternoon. There were no obvious signs of a crime scene from the street outside the gated community. Some nearby business owners were surprised to learn of the incident and said there were no indications a shooting had occurred.
Sheriff Frank McKeithen could not provide additional details Saturday afternoon. He echoed the news release that the investigation was continuing and that more details would be available in the near future.