27-year-old shoots and kills father, turns gun on himself in Largo: PCSO

LARGO, Fla. (WFLA) — Detectives are investigating a murder-suicide that happened in Largo late Thursday night, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said.

Deputies responded to 132nd Avenue North at around 10:20 p.m. on July 9 after receiving reports of a shooting.

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Upon arrival, they found 27-year-old Parth Patel dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and 55-year-old Hitesh Patel in critical condition, also with a gunshot wound.

Hitesh Patel was transported to the hospital, where he succumbed to injuries, PCSO said.

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Detectives learned that Parth, from Ohio, was visiting his father’s Largo home and was experiencing a “noticeable decline” in his mental health…

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