PLANT CITY, Fla. (AP) - The Latest on the murder-suicide involving a Florida sheriff's deputy (all times local):
3:30 p.m.
Authorities say a deputy in Florida has killed his wife, his daughter and his granddaughter before turning the gun on himself.
WFTS reports the victims have been identified as Terry Strawn's wife, Theresa Strawn, 54, his daughter, Courtney Strawn, 32, and his granddaughter, 6-year-old Londyn Strawn.
During a Wednesday afternoon news conference, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said that Terry Strawn, a school security officer, shot his wife and 6-year-old granddaughter, then went to his daughter's house and shot her.
I am saddened beyond comprehension that one of our Deputies killed three people and then committed suicide. Everyone needs to know that there is always a better option and help available for anyone who is thinking of harming themselves. pic.twitter.com/hZKsm4az2F
— Chad Chronister (@ChadChronister) December 19, 2018
Chronister says Strawn went on the department's main radio channel to say he'd harmed his family and then shot himself near a high school. Strawn used his service revolver.
WFTS reports Strawn shot himself in front of three other deputies who tried to convince him not to do it.
Strawn was a deputy from 1991 until his retirement in 2017. He was rehired as a school security officer in 2018.
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Authorities in Florida say a sheriff's deputy killed three relatives, including a child, before killing himself outside of a high school.
The incident unfolded Wednesday morning in Plant City, a rural community east of Tampa.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says a woman and a child were killed at one home, a woman was killed at another home, and the deputy shot himself outside Plant City High School in front of three other deputies who had arrived at the scene.
Sheriff Chad Chronister said during a news conference the deputy came on the department's main radio channel to say he'd harmed his family. He also told deputies he was going to kill himself at the high school.
Names of the victims and the deputy weren't immediately released.
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Florida deputy kills 3 relatives, then himself
PLANT CITY, Fla. (AP) - Authorities in Florida say a sheriff's deputy killed three relatives, including a child, before killing himself outside of a high school.
The incident unfolded Wednesday morning in Plant City, a rural community east of Tampa.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says a woman and a child were killed at one home, a woman was killed at another home, and the deputy shot himself outside Plant City High School in front of three other deputies who had arrived at the scene.
Sheriff Chad Chronister said during a news conference the deputy came on the department's main radio channel to say he'd harmed his family. He also told deputies he was going to kill himself at the high school.
Names of the victims and the deputy weren't immediately released.
(Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
