The wife of a Florida fire department lieutenant shared an ominous Facebook post just days before her husband killed them both in a shocking murder-suicide, leaving behind the four young children they shared.
Andrea Nicole Yarbrough, 34, shared a table of statistics for the fire department her husband Shawn Yarbrough, 46, worked for.
The table detailed the number of emergency callouts during the month of April for the St. Johns County Fire Rescue which totaled more than 3,200.
She added a caption possibly indicating all was not well at home with her husband of just over a year, hinting how his grueling work schedule placed him under a great deal of stress.
‘This is why all of our significant others are exhausted and never functioning 100% at home,’ Andrea wrote.
Shawn was a prominent lieutenant at the fire department, where he was hired twenty years ago, in March 2004. Before being promoted to lieutenant, Shawn worked as an engineer with the service.
Shawn Yarbrough, 46, and his wife, Andrea Nicole Yarbrough, 34, were discovered dead on June 13 in their Florida home in a murder-suicide. They are pictured together earlier this month
Andrea shared a table of statistics that detailed the number of number of emergency callouts during the month of April for the St. Johns County Fire Rescue which totaled more than 3,200
The pair were found dead in the bathroom of their home in St. Augustine, Florida.
Police went to the family home after after Andrea’s mother asked for a welfare check to be performed when she couldn’t contact her.
The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office determined that while Shawn’s manner of death indicated suicide, Andrea’s death appeared to be the result of a homicide.
It’s believed the couple’s children were not at home at the time of the shooting.
The pair had only recently celebrated their first anniversary days earlier, creating a blended family of four children.
The three boy’s came from Shawn’s previous marriage while their only girl was from Andrea’s previous marriage.
The couple’s Facebook pages belie little to the problems that the pair may have been experiencing at home.
Social media shows a life well lived with the couple and their four young children being taken on days out, and participating in run-of-the-mill daily life.
Both Shawn and Andrea, who worked as a financial manager, would take their children to baseball games.
In recent months, the children also went on several family vacations including a trip to Texas earlier in June and a skiing trip to North Carolina in March.
Social media posts appeared to show the couple were happily married with four children
Shawn was a prominent lieutenant at the St Johns County Fire Rescue Department, where he was hired in March 2004
The children recently celebrated one of their siblings 14th birthday with a paintball party.
The parents looked to be actively involved in their children’s lives, enjoying days out as an ensemble, with family photos showing happy faces all round.
Suffice to say, neighbors were shocked upon heading the news of the couple’s death with one resident explaining that they were a ‘typical nice family.’
‘They’re really nice, really laid-back people. Just really genuine people,’ the neighbor said in disbelief to News4Jax.
He added that he never overheard any arguments or saw any evidence of domestic troubles.
‘Didn’t know they even had any problems. Like [other] neighbors said ‘they’re just like a normal family.”
Prior to his promotion to lieutenant, Yarbrough, far right, was an engineer with the department
Both Shawn and Andrea, who worked as a financial manager, would take their children to baseball games
Shawn, far right, is pictured eating dinner at the fire house with fellow firefighters, Jed Cash, left, and Jason Morrison, center
In a press conference later that week, the St Johns County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that it was a murder-suicide and called the terrible scene a ‘tragic isolated incident.’
Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Wendolyn Sneed told Historic City News that the cause of death for Andrea Yarbrough was a gunshot wound, and that her manner of death was identified as a homicide.
Shawn and Andrea Yarbrough were married on December 2022 and purchased the home in which their bodies would later be found in the August of that same year.
Andrea had worked for Graybar in Jacksonville as a financial planner, beginning her career there in 2019.
Olivia Marvin, Andrea’s younger sister said her four children were the light of her life.
‘Andrea meant the world to everyone in our family and everyone she encountered. Anyone who knew her knew she’d never give up no matter how hard things got,’ Marvin said to ActionNewsJax.
‘We are so crushed. We thought everything was finally coming together. She was so proud of all her children and what they were doing. She always strived and wanted the best for everyone.’
The couple had only recently got married after having been in a relationship for several years
There was little online to suggest things were not well between the couple
The pair’s Facebook shows plenty of family vacations, days out and fun activities with their four children
The chief of the fire department, Chief Sean McGee, posted a statement referencing the pairs deaths.
‘The recently reported events were unexpected, shocking, and tragic for all those affected.
‘As a department, we are profoundly saddened by the loss of life, recognizing its enduring impact on the families and children of those affected,’ Chief McGee remarked.
The fire chief concluded: ‘My heartfelt prayers and sincerest condolences are with the victims, their families, and friends left grieving as a result of these events.’
The chief of the fire department where Shawn worked has since broken his silence on the horrific event, posting a statement on X.com
On Facebook, Shawn Yarbrough appeared as a true family man many of his posts pictures of him together with his wife and children.
Less than two weeks before the murder-suicide, he uploaded a picture of himself smiling next to his wife with the caption: ‘Sometimes we dress up.’
In a post from earlier in the year, Shawn boasted of his children’s academic success, which he attributed to his wife’s efforts.
‘Reports just came out a few days ago,’ he wrote. ‘Kids are still doing really well even with advanced/honors classes. Thank you Andrea for all the effort and dedication to the kids’ success.’
Family members have opened a GoFundMe for Andrea’s 11-year-old daughter Lily.
“She is a tender eleven years old, with her whole life still ahead of her. Lily is suddenly and temporarily without the security of her mom, no health insurance, and, as of now, the family is unsure of any life insurance or benefits she may be entitled to,’ the fundraising page reads.
Lily and her dog, Marsh, are to move in with her grandparents for now.
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