Inset left: Austin Fisher (Jacksonville Sheriff”s Office). Inset right: Edwin Barber and Savanna Barber (GoFundMe). Background: A section of Exodus Way in Jacksonville, Florida (Google Maps).
A chilling incident in Florida unfolded when a simple knock on a door led authorities to uncover a horrific scene: three individuals had been brutally stabbed to death. This tragic discovery has resulted in the arrest of Austin Fisher, a 30-year-old man now facing charges for the murders.
The victims, identified as 27-year-old Savannah Barber, 49-year-old Edwin Barber, and 37-year-old Shad Cole, were found in different locations, each bearing multiple stab wounds. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office made the announcement of Fisher’s arrest on Friday, following an intense investigation.
The series of events began on Thursday when a resident of Jacksonville contacted the Sheriff’s Office Communications Center, reporting that “a man was knocking on his front door.” Upon arrival, officers were confronted with a grim reality.
Edwin Barber was discovered on a neighbor’s porch, suffering from a severe stab wound to his chest. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Barber had been attacked in his own home and managed to run to the neighbor’s house seeking help.
Further investigation led officers to Edwin’s residence, where they found Savannah Barber in a bedroom, also with multiple stab wounds. The search extended throughout the neighborhood, where deputies eventually located Shad Cole, similarly wounded, on the porch of another house.
Tragically, both Savannah Barber and Shad Cole succumbed to their injuries before emergency medical teams could intervene. Edwin Barber was rushed to a hospital for treatment but, unfortunately, did not survive.
“She did not deserve this, or my husband, or even Shad, any of them,” Amy Barber, Savannah Barber’s mom and Edwin Barber’s wife, told local CBS affiliate WJAX. “I was told that the original argument started over $600 that was supposedly missing.”
The woman said Fisher lived in the back shed of her husband’s property. She also reportedly said she learned Fisher waited until everyone was sleep to stab them.
“After he did what he did, Savannah was still alive,” Amy Barber added. “He went back and he would not leave no witnesses. That’s why he killed her because he didn’t want no witnesses left.”
She alleged that Fisher then paid somebody $100 to call Uber for him and “told that person what he’d did. Told the Uber driver what he did.”
The sheriff’s office did not give a possible motive for the stabbings. Deputies did say that, with help from community residents, they identified Fisher as their suspect and learned he was hiding at a nearby motel.
The defendant is now behind bars without bond.
