A Florida sheriff’s deputy killed a fellow deputy he was in a relationship with earlier than taking his personal life on trip with colleagues, authorities stated.
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Detective Daniel Leyden and his romantic companion, a fellow deputy, had been discovered lifeless late Saturday at a rental dwelling in St. Augustine, division officers stated in an announcement.
The couple was “arguing in a bed room” earlier than gunshots had been heard by different deputies who had been vacationing with them, Sheriff Chad Chronister stated.
Leyden, who labored within the company’s Felony Investigations Division, was discovered lifeless with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police stated.
He's believed to be the only shooter.
The unnamed sufferer — a deputy who labored in a uniform patrol unit — was additionally discovered lifeless from a gunshot wound, police stated.
Investigators had been working to find out a motive within the suspected murder-suicide, Chronister stated.
“Our sheriff’s workplace household remains to be reeling from the shock of this unthinkable tragedy,” Chronister stated. “My prayers for power and luxury are with the households and family members of those deputies, and each member of Crew HCSO affected by this painful loss.”
A St. Augustine resident who lives close to the house advised WJXT he heard cops utilizing megaphones to inform folks inside to come back out earlier than the deputies had been discovered lifeless.
“Police was out entrance and saved repeating for Daniel to come back out along with his arms up,” Kieran Wallace advised the station. “It was slightly bit alarming. About half-hour later we acquired a cellphone name that stated we needed to lock our doorways and keep inside.”
Authorities later discovered the deputies lifeless inside the holiday rental, a sheriff’s workplace spokesperson advised WJXT.
“That is an remoted incident and there's no risk to the general public,” the spokesperson stated.
The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Workplace is dealing with an investigation into the suspected murder-suicide, authorities stated.
“Violence isn't an answer, and I urge any worker who's coping with a disaster to make the most of the numerous assets our company has created over the previous a number of years which embody peer help, chaplains, and a scientific psychologist,” Chronister stated. “Assistance is only a cellphone name away.”
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