The Brief
- A family is grieving after a father was shot and killed in an ambush earlier this week.
- The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office says Bruce Parks and Michele Violette were clearing land in New Port Richey when they were shot Monday afternoon. Violette was seriously injured while running for help and remains hospitalized.
- Deputies later exchanged gunfire with Rodriguez; a K-9 handler deputy was wounded but is expected to recover, and Rodriguez was arrested on a murder charge, PSO said.
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – A family is grieving after a father was shot and killed while he was doing work on his own property in New Port Richey.
The backstory:
The family of Bruce Parks says he and his ex-wife, Michele Violette, were clearing land on their property at the corner of Davista Avenue and Sawtell Street at around noon on Monday. The Pasco Sheriff’s Office says that’s when a neighbor across the street reportedly started shooting at them.…