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Palm Bay Police Release Details About Incident Involving Attempted Murder, Suicide Over The Weekend

By  //  October 29, 2024

A 17-year-old boy is dead after shooting his 16-year-old girlfriend, wounding her, and then shooting himself, Palm Bay Police Chief Mariano Augello told reporters on Tuesday morning. The girl remains in the hospital and is listed in stable condition, he said. (Fox 35 Image)

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BREVARD COUNTY • PALM BAY, FLORIDA (FOX 35) – A 17-year-old boy is dead after shooting his 16-year-old girlfriend, wounding her, and then shooting himself, Palm Bay Police Chief Mariano Augello told reporters on Tuesday morning. The girl remains in the hospital and is listed in stable condition, he said.

“This is a senseless tragedy,” he said. “It’s unfortunate. My thoughts and prayers go to the families involved and all the individuals affected by it.”

The shooting was reported shortly after 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27, in the parking lot of an auto shop on Malibar Road in Palm Bay. On Tuesday, Chief Augello described it as an attempted murder-suicide.

Police Chief Augello said the two teens, who were in a relationship, had agreed to meet up, though the circumstances of why the teens picked that time and that place were still unknown.

The boy shot the teen and then shot himself. Another 16-year-old girl who was there called 911. Police were still talking to her as part of their investigation.

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