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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.
