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Woman Commits Suicide to Avoid Eviction

Updated: Wednesday, 01 Jul 2009, 5:12 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 01 Jul 2009, 5:11 PM EDT

By LILY FU

A Florida woman tragically committed suicide on the day she was getting evicted from her home.

Heather Newnam, 28, of Tamarac, Fla., shot herself when a real estate agent, a locksmith and movers showed up at her home on Monday after she failed to pay her rent. She told them she had to secure the dogs first, and then a shot was fired, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office . The SWAT team arrived on the scene and found her dead from a gunshot wound to the head.

Newnam documented her life on Twitter as user rsangel04. Her last post on June 24 read, "Rich get richer, poor get poorer, families on the street, govt doesn't care. God bless the usa, but can He save it?"

The day before, Newnam seemed in better spirits. "Five minutes til Rescue Me, Woo Hoo! then bed, Im beat."

According to the New Times , Newnam worked in sales at the Success Research Group in Oakland Park, Fla.

The housing market in Florida is among the worst in the country. According to a recent Wall Street Journal report , Florida was third in the country with the highest foreclosure rate behind Nevada and California.

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