A female UCF student who worked as a server at Buffalo Wild Wings died Saturday, apparently a victim of a murder-suicide, officials told the Orlando Sentinel.
Jennifer Lynn Roqueta was 21. She was found dead in her Polos East apartment on Woodbury Road. A dead animal was also reportedly found with Roqueta.
Ryan Ray Scurlock, 24, who had reportedly been a student at UF, is suspected of killing her, according to TV reports. He was found dead at an Orange County gun range called the Shooting Gallery from an apparent self-infliected wound.
WESH 2 News is reporting the dead man’s roommate, Stefan Lewis, said Scurlock and Roqueta had dated in the past and went to a party Friday night. The next morning morning Lewis told WESH he started receiving alarming text messages from his friend.
“He just said that he had become a murderer and that Jen was lying dead on her floor in her apartment,” Lewis told WESH.
A co-worker of Roqueta’s, Antuan Mosley, expressed his grief on her Facebook page by writing her “life was tragically taken from us.”
Buffalo Wild Wings management released a statement to media covering the story.
“Our thoughts and condolences are with Jen’s family and friends,” read a statement from the restaurant Corp. “Jen was a wonderful, outgoing team member that will always be remembered in our hearts. Jen was a great asset to our organization and brought great joy to all who surrounded her, including our guests, team members, managers and friends. We will keep Jen’s memory in our thoughts always.”
“Jen was a great person to work with. We always had a lot of laughs and great conversations each time we worked together,” Mosley told the Sentinel. “She was a beautiful young girl with a lot going for her.”
Deputies have not released the manner of Roqueta’s death, but told the Sentinel they forced their way into her third-story apartment and found her body after getting tip calls to check on her well being.
According to a KnightNews.com readers who lives in the same complex as the victim, her parents had already come to clean out her belongings.
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