Warrant: Jacksonville man confessed to neighbor after mother shot dead
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Moments after a 45-year-old nurse was shot to death outside her Jacksonville home, her son knocked on a neighbors door and offered a chilling confession, the neighbor told police. I have done a bad thing, the neighbor recalled hearing Michael McPherson say. I killed mom.The unnamed neighbor told homicide detectives investigating the February killing that he tried to keep McPherson from leaving, but the 21-year-old hopped into his SUV and drove away in a hurry. RELATED: Jacksonville man charged with murder in mothers slayingThose allegations were detailed in the arrest warrant for McPherson, now 22, who was transported to Jacksonville earlier this month to await trial in the murder of his mother, Stacey McPherson-Dillon. Multiple people told police the young man was familiar with guns and was known to carry them.
Nurse killed at home in Goodbyโs Creek neighborhood
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ A 45-year-old woman was shot and killed Wednesday evening in the Goodbyโs Creek neighborhood, according to the Jacksonville Sheriffโs Office. โWe knew the neighbor, tried to go in,โ neighbor Jane Parkinson said. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office dive team van and a couple of police vehicles could be seen Thursday at the home in Goodby's Creek. According to city records and other neighbors, a family moved into the home about two years ago after doing major renovations on the house. โThey made terrific improvements to the property they bought and basically have been rather diligent -- to me, model neighbors,โ neighbor Paul Heck said.