A
teenager who witnessed a dispute between his parents turn violent
fatally shot his father in a desperate attempt to save his mother's
life, police in say.
The
fight between Christopher and Jill Thorpe began Saturday evening during
a bonfire party in Florida, Fox News reports. The couple went inside of
a mobile home and an argument ensued.
"He
was beating her, [he] kept punching her," said Hillsborough County
Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Debbie Carter, according to Fox. "Then they
went from the living room to the master bedroom where he kept beating
her."
The
couple's 17-year-old son, Channing Thorpe, ran into the mobile home
where he discovered his father strangling his mother, police say. The
teen used a handgun to fire several shots at his father to kill him,
WTSP reports.
The
boy's mother suffered a bullet wound to the thigh, the Tampa Tribune
reports. She received treatment at a nearby hospital and was later
released.
Hugh Williamson, who lives a few doors down from where the incident took place, was saddened by the violence.
"You hate to wake up and hear things like that much less in your own neighborhood," Williamson told MyFoxTampa.
Hillsborough
County Sheriff's Office are still investigating the matter. Channing
Thorpe was left in the custody of his mother. He is not facing charges.
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