A Florida man is in police custody after a violent attack on his mother and teen daughter. Michael Banks reportedly shot his mom, her friend, and his 17-year-old after he revealed his desire for an incestuous relationship with his teen.
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According to the Tampa Bay Times , Banks told local police that he wrote a letter to his daughter “insisting she enter into a relationship with him and not date anyone else.” Last Wednesday, the 42-year-old shot his 60-year-old mother and her 52-year-old friend, Josephine Muentes, inside a home, per police.
The Florida man, per the affidavit, overheard his mother and her friend, Josephine Muentes, speaking about leaving with the teen. Records show the mother later told police she was talking about kicking her son out when he attacked them.