A 22-year-old Florida woman has shot and killed her baby daughter and then herself near a public golf course, police said.

After hearing gunfire, golfers at Hilaman Golf Course, near Tallahassee, discovered the bodies of Jenna Porter and 3-year-old Scarlett Porter early on Tuesday evening.

Horrified, the men called 911 and remained with the bodies until deputies arrived.

The Leon County Sheriff's Office said Porter and her toddler, who were identified today, lived in the Whispering Woods Apartment Complex.

Lt. James McQuaig said the shooting happened around 5 p.m. and the two golfers found the bodies between the Porters' apartment and the golf course.

'They made the discovery,' said McQuaig. 'They called 911 and they waited for us to get there.'

Investigators determined that Jenna Porter fired the shots based on evidence and witness statements. They say the handgun used was found at the scene.

Preliminary autopsy results indicate both died from a single gunshot wound to the head.
She was a single mother, McQuaig said, with investigators immediately unable to identify or contact the father of her child.

According to Porter's Facebook page she had worked as an assistant manager at a uniform store since July of last year.

She had also twice been arrested in the past year on driving-related charges, Tallahassee.com reports.

In January Porter was arrested on a DUI charge and in August of 2012 on a charge of driving with a suspended/revoked license. Both cases were still open as of Wednesday evening the website reports.

Neighbors said they were 'shocked' by the deaths of the woman and her baby.

'When I heard what happened, I just walked around because the back end of the golf course here and then I saw the deceased and it just stopped me in my place,' Ray Parsons said, according to CBS News.

Parson said the tragic shooting was out-of-place in the quiet neighborhood.

'It made me feel sad because she is lying on the ground and there's nothing she could do for herself ... and that's kind of shocking,' he said.

Another neighbor, Randria Walker, who has lived in the apartment complex for four months, said she was asleep when the shooting occurred.
She added the horrific incident has prompted her to already consider moving.

'I was in shock because it's so quiet out here,' she said.