19-year-old kills his parents, shoots his deputy (Florida sheriff)

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A 19-year-old Tampa man died in a shooting after allegedly killing both of his parents and injuring a deputy during an overnight standoff, according to Florida authorities.

Shortly after 11 p.m. on Saturday, June 15, deputies with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office were called to a Tampa home after a woman called dispatch saying her husband had been shot.

While she was on the phone, several more gunshots were heard by the dispatcher.

When officers arrived, they found the suspected shooter, 19-year-old Christos Alexander, and his mother outside the home.

The sheriff's office said the suspect then shot his mother in the back of the head and fired his gun at law enforcement officers, injuring Deputy Shane McGough, 26.

Five police officers returned fire at the suspect, hitting Alexandre and knocking him to the ground. However, he then crawled inside the home and barricaded himself inside, Sheriff Chad Chronister said.

The Sheriff's Office SWAT team, crisis negotiators and a robot arrived on scene to help gain entry to the home. Deputies used their robot to enter the home through the front door.

“Unfortunately, the first person we encounter on the ground is the father,” the sheriff said. “The father had succumbed to his injuries.”

The SWAT team then entered the home and found Alexander dead from his injuries in another room.

“The monster we encountered tonight was not only responsible for our deputy's injuries, he was also the one who killed his own father and mother,” Chronister said after the incident.

McGough was hospitalized at St. Joseph Hospital and is expected to recover, officials said. He was scheduled to have surgery to remove the bullet from his leg Sunday morning.

“[The] the deputies do a great job,” the sheriff continued. “Their training is starting. They are starting to help. They remove the deputy from this dangerous position and the place where he was exchanging gunfire, put him out of sight of our bad guy and immediately take life-saving measures by applying a tourniquet to his leg so that he does not doesn't bleed.

According to Chronicler, Alexander lived with his parents. Police were called to the home 10 times before the deadly shooting, mostly for mental health services and violence against his parents.

Video: Sheriff Chad Chronicer provides media update following Saturday's incident. Viewer discretion is advised as the details shared may be disturbing.

The sheriff said there was also an active risk protection order against Alexander that led deputies to seize his weapons. Investigators are trying to find out how he obtained the gun used Saturday.

“How did this mentally ill person have access to any type of firearm when we took his firearms,” the sheriff said. “They are in our custody. How did he have access to any type of gun to be able to inflict this type of violence tonight?

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is currently investigating the incident. None of the deputies involved used deadly force before Saturday evening, according to authorities.