Woman found shot to death on abandoned property in Jordan
JORDAN, Minn. — Authorities are investigating after a woman was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head south of the Twin Cities a week ago.
The woman was reported missing on Jan. 28, according to the Jordan Police Department. Officers found her dead that day at an abandoned property at 230 Quaker Ave.
The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office identified the woman as 46-year-old Tabitha Renee Justice and ruled her death a homicide.
Scott County property records show Bobby & Steve's Auto Shop as the owner of the property. Allen Sando, Operations Manager with Bobby & Steve's, said the company was renting out the property. Justice's body was found in one of the outbuildings on the property, Sando said. There are three buildings on the property.
Ashlei Lambert, a friend of Justice for at least ten years, said friends had been looking for Justice since before Christmas. Justice was beautiful, funny and moved from Florida to Minnesota to be with her children and her grandchildren, Lambert said.
"I just know that here in Florida, all of our friends are praying for justice for Tabitha, because hearing that she was shot in the head is absolutely disturbing," Lambert said. "To know that she was left behind like a piece of garbage is absurd."
Jordan police and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension are investigating. Anyone with information about Justice's death is asked to contact Jordan police by calling 952-492-2009, using the Jordan Tips app or texting 847411.
Jordan is about 35 miles southwest of Minneapolis.