DOUGLAS TURRELL

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man and charged him with the murder of his mother.

On Tuesday, February 20, 2024, just after 7 p. m., deputies responded to a home on the 16000 block of Colwood Drive to do a welfare check on Joanne Turrell, 78. When deputies arrived, they found Turrell dead and covered with a blanket. Her adult son, 53-year-oldDouglas Turrell, who also lives in the home, was located in a locked bedroom with a firearm near him.

Through the course of the investigation, detectives determined Joanne Turrell died as a result of a gunshot wound. Detectives have arrested and charged Douglas Turrell with second-degree murder.