Community Alert: Murder/Suicide, Spring Hill
Update: Pasco Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating the deaths of an adult man and an adult woman, who are known to each other, in the 16800 block of Platinum Dr. in Spring Hill.
Around 5:35 p.m., PSO deputies received initial reports of an aggravated assault, later updated to a kidnapping in the Phyllis Ln. area of Hudson. The suspect, Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Troy Savetz, was reported to have a gun and threatening a former girlfriend over a dispute about property. Savetz left with the victim in a rental car prior to law enforcement’s arrival.
PSO deputies attempted phone contact, and after several failed attempts, immediately began a search. Both subjects were located deceased by deputies from gun shot wounds.
This is an isolated incident, and there is no public safety threat. The investigation remains ongoing, and no additional information is available.
Original Alert: Pasco Sheriff’s Office is investigating a murder/suicide in the 16800 block of Platinum Dr. in Spring Hill that initially started as a kidnapping. This was an isolated incident, and there is no public safety threat. Pasco Sheriff Chris Nocco and Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri will be going live on Facebook for a news conference at 9:30 p.m. to provide an update.
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