14-year-old boy in Florida allegedly shoots and kills mother, injures her boyfriend

A 14-year-old boy was arrested in Florida on Saturday after he allegedly shot and killed his mother and shot his mother's boyfriend several times.

Fox News reported that the Hillborough County Sheriff's Office received a number of 911 emergency calls after 4:00 p.m. on Saturday regarding the incident that took place in Riverview. Sheriff Chad Chronister said during a press conference that "[t]he scene behind me is one that nightmares are made of. And that is extremely heartbreaking."

When deputies responded to the calls, they found a 14-year-old boy at the scene who reportedly pointed a firearm at his own head at least six times, threatening to take his own life. What followed was a 16-minute negotiation.

The authorities fired a non-lethal projectile at the boy, preventing him from reaching for the firearm again. He was subsequently taken into custody.

Chronister also mentioned that deputies were informed that a man had fled the house after being shot five times, including in the lower torso, hands, and face. The man was later identified as the boy's mother's boyfriend, according to the report.

The man was soon transported to Tampa General Hospital in critical condition.

A woman's body was discovered lying motionless in the driveway of a home a few blocks away. She was identified as the suspect's mother, and she was pronounced dead at the scene, according to WFLA.

The suspect's older brother was reportedly at the same house where the woman's body was found. He told deputies that he heard his mother and her boyfriend arguing before several gunshots rang out. When he left his bedroom to see what had happened, he found that the suspect had shot his mother, per the report.

Then, the suspect pointed the firearm at his older brother, who quickly fled the scene. Chronister mentioned that it is suspected the victim shot his mother's boyfriend before fatally shooting his own mother following some kind of altercation. The details of the argument are still unknown.

"This family's lives have been changed forever. They lost a mother," Chronister said. "This is heartbreaking. Our suspect is only 14 years of age. This 14-year-old young boy's life is over. He will never see the outside of a detention facility."

When Chronister was asked about a possible motive, he said that “I don’t know if we’ll ever know but I can tell you this: I can’t ever imagine any dispute over anything being that important that you would murder your own mother."

The suspect's older brother was not harmed in the incident. Chronister mentioned that the suspect did not have a pre-existing criminal record.

A search warrant is still pending.

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