info70-year-old Florida woman shoots and kills man for allegedly refusing her advances
70-year-old Florida woman shoots and kills man for allegedly refusing her advances
Yagaunda Buschbaum fired six shots from a revolver and all six shots hit the victim.
Buschbaum claimed the man tried to sexually assault her but deputies said there was no evidence to support her claims.
Investigators found in the home 38 special ammunition on a coffee table as well as a paper with instructions on how to obtain a restraining order. Deputies found the back sliding glass door open and blinds closed. When deputies walked outside, they found a trail of blood leading to where the victim was.
The victim was taken to Baptist Hospital so deputies were not able to interview the victim because he was in surgery. Investigators followed up a few days later and the man said Buschbaum \u00e2\u0080\u009cdeveloped romantic feelings for him\u00e2\u0080\u009d and he had to physically stop her from kissing him. He said she wanted a relationship but he did not. He said Buschbaum, his neighbor, became \u00e2\u0080\u009cobsessive, almost stalker-ish,\u00e2\u0080\u009d according to the arrest report.
On September 25, he said he arrived to his apartment and tried to avoid Buschbaum but she invited him in and said she had something for him. The man said he talked to her through the sliding glass window then he said she started shooting and he begged her to stop. He said he doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t know why she shot him but he \u00e2\u0080\u009cbelieves her mental health was a large contributor to the incident,\u00e2\u0080\u009d according to the arrest report.
Others in the apartment complex told deputies she is known to be flirtatious with men including the pest control worker. Neighbors told investigators Buschbaum was known to spread rumors and to be \u00e2\u0080\u009cstalkerish.\u00e2\u0080\u009d
Investigators determined Buschbaum utilized deadly force against the victim and it was unwarranted and unjustified.
The victim has since died.
She is being held with no bond in the Escambia County Jail on a First Degree Premeditated Murder charge.
