A father shot his young children in the head, killing one and seriously injuring the other, after their mother kissed them goodnight, a Florida sheriff said. The man faces charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse in connection with the killing, which the sheriff called “not only tragic but extremely disturbing.” McClatchy News is not identifying the father to protect the identities of the children. After 10:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29, a mother kissed her 5-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son goodnight as they lay on a bunk bed in their Tampa home, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said during a news conference . He then went into the bathroom and heard gunshots, which he thought came from outside. He ran outside, where he found a neighbor who had already called 911. Moments later, her husband came outside holding their son and repeating “calls for help,” Chronister said. “When our deputies first arrive on scene, they see the father in the family room carrying the 8-year-old son saying, ‘It was an accident,’” he said. When deputies entered the second floor of the home, they found the man’s 5-year-old daughter in the top bunk, “lying in a pool of her own blood,” Chronister said. She had been shot two or three times in the head. The children were taken to Tampa General Hospital, where the boy underwent surgery and was still “fighting for his life” the next morning, Chronister said, his voice cracking slightly during the news conference. The girl was pronounced dead. “This is a case and an experience that no parent should have to live through and that no law enforcement officer or first responder should ever have to witness,” he said. The sheriff’s office will provide counselors for the deputies and detectives who responded to the scene, he said. “We as the sheriff’s office are struggling today,” he said. “I don’t know why he did that and I don’t know if we’ll ever find out,” Chronister said. “You don’t accidentally shoot your kids three to four times in the head.” Chronister said there was no record that deputies had previously responded to the home and that the man has no criminal history. He is being held without bond in the Hillsborough County Jail, according to sheriff’s department records. Madeleine List is a McClatchy National Real-Time reporter. He has been featured in the Cape Cod Times and the Providence Journal.

title: “Dad Shoots Kids In Head In Bed Florida Sheriff Says Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-14” author: “Jonathan Bilski”

A father shot his young children in the head, killing one and seriously injuring the other, after their mother kissed them goodnight, a Florida sheriff said. The man faces charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse in connection with the killing, which the sheriff called “not only tragic but extremely disturbing.” McClatchy News is not identifying the father to protect the identities of the children. After 10:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29, a mother kissed her 5-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son goodnight as they lay on a bunk bed in their Tampa home, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said during a news conference . He then went into the bathroom and heard gunshots, which he thought came from outside. He ran outside, where he found a neighbor who had already called 911. Moments later, her husband came outside holding their son and repeating “calls for help,” Chronister said. “When our deputies first arrive on scene, they see the father in the family room carrying the 8-year-old son saying, ‘It was an accident,’” he said. When deputies entered the second floor of the home, they found the man’s 5-year-old daughter in the top bunk, “lying in a pool of her own blood,” Chronister said. She had been shot two or three times in the head. The children were taken to Tampa General Hospital, where the boy underwent surgery and was still “fighting for his life” the next morning, Chronister said, his voice cracking slightly during the news conference. The girl was pronounced dead. “This is a case and an experience that no parent should have to live through and that no law enforcement officer or first responder should ever have to witness,” he said. The sheriff’s office will provide counselors for the deputies and detectives who responded to the scene, he said. “We as the sheriff’s office are struggling today,” he said. “I don’t know why he did that and I don’t know if we’ll ever find out,” Chronister said. “You don’t accidentally shoot your kids three to four times in the head.” Chronister said there was no record that deputies had previously responded to the home and that the man has no criminal history. He is being held without bond in the Hillsborough County Jail, according to sheriff’s department records. Madeleine List is a McClatchy National Real-Time reporter. He has been featured in the Cape Cod Times and the Providence Journal.

title: “Dad Shoots Kids In Head In Bed Florida Sheriff Says Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-10” author: “Carolyn Koh”

A father shot his young children in the head, killing one and seriously injuring the other, after their mother kissed them goodnight, a Florida sheriff said. The man faces charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse in connection with the killing, which the sheriff called “not only tragic but extremely disturbing.” McClatchy News is not identifying the father to protect the identities of the children. After 10:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29, a mother kissed her 5-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son goodnight as they lay on a bunk bed in their Tampa home, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said during a news conference . He then went into the bathroom and heard gunshots, which he thought came from outside. He ran outside, where he found a neighbor who had already called 911. Moments later, her husband came outside holding their son and repeating “calls for help,” Chronister said. “When our deputies first arrive on scene, they see the father in the family room carrying the 8-year-old son saying, ‘It was an accident,’” he said. When deputies entered the second floor of the home, they found the man’s 5-year-old daughter in the top bunk, “lying in a pool of her own blood,” Chronister said. She had been shot two or three times in the head. The children were taken to Tampa General Hospital, where the boy underwent surgery and was still “fighting for his life” the next morning, Chronister said, his voice cracking slightly during the news conference. The girl was pronounced dead. “This is a case and an experience that no parent should have to live through and that no law enforcement officer or first responder should ever have to witness,” he said. The sheriff’s office will provide counselors for the deputies and detectives who responded to the scene, he said. “We as the sheriff’s office are struggling today,” he said. “I don’t know why he did that and I don’t know if we’ll ever find out,” Chronister said. “You don’t accidentally shoot your kids three to four times in the head.” Chronister said there was no record that deputies had previously responded to the home and that the man has no criminal history. He is being held without bond in the Hillsborough County Jail, according to sheriff’s department records. Madeleine List is a McClatchy National Real-Time reporter. He has been featured in the Cape Cod Times and the Providence Journal.

title: “Dad Shoots Kids In Head In Bed Florida Sheriff Says Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-25” author: “John Ayala”

A father shot his young children in the head, killing one and seriously injuring the other, after their mother kissed them goodnight, a Florida sheriff said. The man faces charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse in connection with the killing, which the sheriff called “not only tragic but extremely disturbing.” McClatchy News is not identifying the father to protect the identities of the children. After 10:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29, a mother kissed her 5-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son goodnight as they lay on a bunk bed in their Tampa home, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said during a news conference . He then went into the bathroom and heard gunshots, which he thought came from outside. He ran outside, where he found a neighbor who had already called 911. Moments later, her husband came outside holding their son and repeating “calls for help,” Chronister said. “When our deputies first arrive on scene, they see the father in the family room carrying the 8-year-old son saying, ‘It was an accident,’” he said. When deputies entered the second floor of the home, they found the man’s 5-year-old daughter in the top bunk, “lying in a pool of her own blood,” Chronister said. She had been shot two or three times in the head. The children were taken to Tampa General Hospital, where the boy underwent surgery and was still “fighting for his life” the next morning, Chronister said, his voice cracking slightly during the news conference. The girl was pronounced dead. “This is a case and an experience that no parent should have to live through and that no law enforcement officer or first responder should ever have to witness,” he said. The sheriff’s office will provide counselors for the deputies and detectives who responded to the scene, he said. “We as the sheriff’s office are struggling today,” he said. “I don’t know why he did that and I don’t know if we’ll ever find out,” Chronister said. “You don’t accidentally shoot your kids three to four times in the head.” Chronister said there was no record that deputies had previously responded to the home and that the man has no criminal history. He is being held without bond in the Hillsborough County Jail, according to sheriff’s department records. Madeleine List is a McClatchy National Real-Time reporter. He has been featured in the Cape Cod Times and the Providence Journal.