Father and Son Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide in Home in Unincorporated Largo, Detectives Say

LARGO — Detectives with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Robbery and Homicide Unit are investigating an apparent murder-suicide that left a father and son dead Thursday night in Largo.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded at approximately 10:18 p.m. on July 9, 2026, to a reported shooting at 12674 132nd Avenue North.

When deputies arrived, they found 27-year-old Parth Patel dead from what investigators determined was a self-inflicted gunshot wound. His father, 55-year-old Hitesh Patel, was found suffering from a gunshot wound in critical condition…

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