Florida teen kills parents, injures sheriff's deputy before dying during standoff

A Florida teenager fatally shot his parents and injured a sheriff's deputy before being killed during a confrontation with authorities.

On Saturday, June 15, shortly after 11 p.m., officers responded to a home in Tampa after receiving a report of a shooting, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.

The caller, later identified as Rebecca Ann Themelis, 48, said her husband, Christos Byron Themelis, 51, had been shot, authorities said. During the call, dispatchers reported hearing gunshots.

Upon arrival, officers found the suspected shooter, Christos Alexander Themelis, Jr., 19, and his mother Rebecca outside the home, the release states. The sheriff's office said the suspect then shot his mother and began shooting at five deputies, one of whom suffered a gunshot wound to the leg.

The officers returned fire, prompting the suspect to barricade himself inside the home. When law enforcement entered the home, they found the suspect dead.

The injured deputy, identified as Shane McGough, 26, is expected to survive after undergoing surgery the next day, according to the sheriff's office.

“The monster we encountered tonight is responsible for not only the injuries of our deputy, but also the deaths of his own mother and father,” Sheriff Chad Chronister said in the release.

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“Our deputies responded to a chaotic scene and immediately put themselves in harm's way to protect our community. Without our deputy's quick and competent response, an entire neighborhood would have been in danger.”

Although authorities have not yet shared a motive for the deadly shooting, Chronister said law enforcement had been called to the home 10 times previously, regarding mental health services and violence against the parents of the suspect, WFLA reports. The sheriff added that there was an active risk protection order against the suspect, according to the news outlet.

According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting in accordance with its policy.

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