Man accused of killing ex-girlfriend, her boyfriend near TPC Sawgrass has violent past, records show

Domestic violence advocates and legal experts are weighing in after investigators say a man with a history of violence killed two people in St. Johns County.

Investigators say 32-year-old Christian Barrios shot and killed his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend at a Walgreens near TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach.

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Court records show Barrios had a documented history of violence against women before the deadly shooting.

In 2025, a domestic violence injunction was ordered against him in Duval County. Also, in Duval County, records show Barrios was arrested in 2020 after allegedly punching and stomping a woman who was nine months pregnant. According to that arrest report, Barrios also approached the woman with a knife and threatened to kill her…

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