82-year-old fatally shoots woman at Nokomis mobile home park, deputies say

NOKOMIS, Fla. - A woman was found shot to death inside the office of a Nokomis mobile home and Sarasota County deputies say an 82-year-old man, who was facing eviction, was the killer.

Deputies responded to the Palm & Pines Mobile & RV Park around 2:20 p.m. Thursday after receiving reports of the shooting. The mobile home park is located at 255 North Tamiami Trail.

When deputies arrived, they found the 52-year-old victim. Investigators didn't say if the victim was a resident or employee at the mobile home park, or her connection to the suspect, identified as David White.

Her family identified her as Linda Swigger, the office manager for the park.

Booking image for David White

According to the sheriff's office, deputies interviewed the 911 caller who remained at the scene. They said the caller was asked by White to step outside the office to speak with the victim privately.

The caller said White and the victim were the only ones inside the officer when he heard up to six gunshots coming from the building, deputies said.

Two other witnesses were standing near White's vehicle. Deputies said it appears White entered his gray Mazda after the shooting, but both witnesses detained him until law enforcement officials arrived.

White was taken to a hospital to be evaluated where a nurse asked him why he was there. Deputies said they overheard him say, "I shot somebody."

The events leading up to the shooting remain under investigation.

"There were eviction proceedings, correspondence that had been sent to mister white, but exactly what his motivations were we are still looking into that," said Lt.Jason Mruczek.

White was arrested on a murder charge.

Kendall Swigger, Linda's son remains in shock.

"She was pretty much the rock of our family without her now I don’t know what we are going to do," he told FOX 13.

Kendall said his mother's dedication was to her family. Especially, her mother. Kendall said as White shot his mother, she was on the phone with her mom.

"I don’t even know how she is going to handle this, that was her baby. Her only child. I have three kids of my own. I can’t imagine losing one of my kids. I’m devastated now because it’s my mom, but I can’t imagine what she is going through right now. There are no words to say to her," he said.

White appeared in court, hunched over and using a walker to make his first appearance. A judge denied bond, as Swigger's family begins to grieve.

"I just don’t understand why this guy had to do this over rent money," said Kendall.

Swigger's family has set up a GoFundMe account for funeral expenses at https://gf.me/u/y3gu4j.

Below you can watch Sarasota County Sheriff's Office's brief press conference on the murder: