19-year-old dies after fatally shooting parents, wounding deputy in gunfight WSOC TV [Video]

TAMPA, Fla. — A 19-year-old west-central Florida man died in a shootout with deputies late Saturday after he killed his parents and wounded a deputy, authorities said.

According to a news release from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Christos Alexander Themelis Jr., 19, of Tampa, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The sheriff’s office said that Themelis killed his father, Christos Byron Themelis, 51; and his mother, Rebecca Ann Themelis, 48. Both were from Tampa, and their son lived with them, Sheriff Chad Chronister said.

Deputy Shane McGough, 26, suffered a gunshot wound to his leg. He is in stable condition and underwent surgery on Sunday, the sheriff said.

Deputies responded to a home on Cactus Wren Place in Tampa at 11:09 p.m. EDT after a woman called and said her husband had been shot, WFLA-TV reported. While the caller was on the phone, the dispatcher could hear several shots, according to the television station.

Deputies arriving …