Heather Diane Peardon Rivenbark, 41, was shot dead after a November 8, 2020, morning argument at the Bartow, Florida, apartment she shared with her boyfriend and another couple. Deputies were dispatched around 8:40 a.m. after a domestic-violence report. Earlier that morning Heather had told the roommates she was scared Christopher Pequeen was going to kill her, saying he had covered her nose and mouth and that she was considering a restraining order.

The other woman was shot while trying to shield Heather and was taken to hospital in stable condition; Heather was pronounced dead at the hospital. Deputies said Pequeen discarded phones and attempted to hide the firearm before his capture. He was arrested and booked on first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and numerous other charges.

Did anyone in the Bartow area witness escalating tensions at that apartment in the hours before the shooting or have information about the events that morning?