Florida man fatally shoots wife, leaves daughter, 5, wounded before turning gun on himself
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PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA: In a tragic incident, a man fatally shot his wife and wounded their five-year-old daughter before reportedly killing himself on Tuesday, December 13.
Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco said in a press conference that the woman had returned to her home in Land O'Lakes around 8.15 pm when her husband ran up to her and the child, and started firing. The man fired several shots at the woman and left her to die in the front yard. The child somehow ran inside the house while being pursued by her father. A babysitter witnessed what had transpired and called 911, per NY Post.
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Upon their arrival, the deputies found the girl inside the house with a gunshot wound on her arm, according to PEOPLE. It was unclear if she was the intended target. According to Nocco, the girl told responding officers that her “daddy is upstairs. He's inside the master bathroom, and I heard a bang." The man was later found dead from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The identities of those involved have not been disclosed and it was unclear if the babysitter was also hurt during the incident.
