Teen ‘Monster’ Dead After Shooting, Killing Parents In Tampa: HCSO

TAMPA, FL — A Tampa teenager is dead after shooting and killing his parents Saturday night, according to a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office news release. A deputy was also injured in the incident. (Watch HCSO bodycam footage from the incident below.)

Deputies responded to reports of a person, later identified as Christos Alexander Themelis, Jr., 19, barricaded at a home in the 14000 block of Cactus Wren Place just after 11 p.m.

His mother, Rebecca Ann Themelis, 48, called HCSO dispatch center to report that her husband, Christos Byron Themelis, 51, had been shot. While she was on the phone, several more shots were fired, the agency said.

When five deputies arrived at the scene, they found the mother and son outside the home. Christos Alexander Themelis then shot her before firing at the deputies.

The deputies returned fire, causing the shooter to retreat into the home, HCSO said.

When specialty units entered the home, they found the shooter had died from his injuries.

Deputy Shane McGough was shot in the leg. He underwent surgery and is in stable condition.

"The monster we encountered … is responsible for not only injuring our deputy but also killing his own mother and father," Sheriff Chad Chronister said. "Our deputies responded to a chaotic scene and immediately put themselves in harm's way to protect our community. Without our deputy's quick and skillful response, an entire neighborhood would have been in danger."

Watch deputy bodycam footage from the incident below: