Man kills parents, injures deputy during standoff – NBC 6 South Florida

A 19-year-old man was killed in a shooting after killing both of his parents and injuring a deputy during an overnight standoff in Tampa, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

A woman initially called for help, saying her husband had been shot, NBC6 affiliate WFLA reported. However, while the caller was on the phone with the dispatcher, several more gunshots were allegedly heard over the phone.

Officers later arrived on scene, where they found 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 deputies returned fire, hitting Alexander and knocking him to the ground, WFLA reported. However, he then crawled back to the house and barricaded himself inside, HCSO confirmed.

The HCSO SWAT team, crisis negotiators and a robot arrived on scene to help enter the home, according to Sheriff Chad Chronister. Deputies used their robot to enter the home through the front door.

“Unfortunately, the first person we meet in the field is the father,” Chronister said. “The father had succumbed to his injuries.”

The SWAT team then allegedly entered the home, where they found Alexander dead from his injuries in another room.

Police were called to the home 10 times before the deadly shooting, according to Chronister, mostly for mental health services and violence against his parents.

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

Deputy McGough, who was injured in the shooting, was in good spirits and with family, Chronicer added.