Naval officer found dead the day she was to be tried

The death of a woman who, according to a family friend, was pinned last week as the first master of the navy, is under investigation for murder, reports WJAX-TV, a subsidiary of CBS Jacksonville. Police said they received a "medical emergency" the night she was pronounced dead, but she suspects a crime.

Andrea Washington, a 19-year-old Navy veteran and mother of three, was found dead Monday in Jacksonville, Florida. Washington was scheduled to appear in court that day, according to WJAX-TV.

Washington filed a petition earlier this month for a domestic violence injunction against a man, saying that he had shot her and that she had been kicked, reports the station. A temporary order was granted on September 5 and the next hearing, scheduled for Monday, never took place.

WJAX-TV asked the Jacksonville sheriff's office if the man in question was considered a person of interest. A spokesman said that no new information was available and that the investigation was ongoing.

Friends and family are waiting for answers.