Death by Cop- 2024

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Christos Alexander Themelis Jr.

Gender : Male

Age : 19

Race : White

Date : 06/15/2024

Location : Cactus Wren Place

City : Tampa

County : Hillsborough

State : Florida

Agency : Tampa Police Department, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Brandon Schade, Richard Ziegler, Bjar Atkins, Ciara Moncada

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after double homicide

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Tampa PD and Hillsborough County deputies arrived at a domestic violence call to find Christos Alexander and his mother outside. Under pressure of arriving police, Alexander shot and killed his mother. Alexander then locked himself in the home. Police brought SWAT and a robot was deployed to breach the house. He was found dead by a police robot in the house and is believed to have died in a shootout with SWAT

 

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/monster-tampa-19-year-old-kills-parents-shoots-deputy-in-gunfight-sheriff-says/