TRINITY, Fla. — The Pasco County Sheriff's Office says a father and son are dead following an overnight shooting in the Trinity West neighborhood.
Deputies say preliminary information indicates the father shot his son before shooting himself.
According to the sheriff's office, the adult son was already dead when deputies arrived. The father was rushed to the hospital and later died from his injuries.
No additional information was made available. The sheriff's office adds that there is no active threat to the public.
The investigation is ongoing.
Friday's shooting took place in the same neighborhood, where deputies said a husband killed his wife, before killing himself on Sunday.
People may not even know they're experiencing domestic violence before the danger escalates; and it happens more common than perceived, CASA CEO Lariana Forsythe said.
"Domestic violence doesn't usually start as violence," Forsythe said. "But that is the legal definition of domestic violence is when it escalates to violence."
Forsythe said domestic violence can begin with isolation from loved ones, or be marked by increased financial control over time. The early signs can also be in the form of punching a wall or abusing a pet in front of someone. The early red flags can then escalate into something more lethal.
Experts said stigma and feelings of shame only inhibit people from reaching out for help.
"If we really want to be help, we want to make sure that we're using language that is not victim blaming, but rather supportive," Forsythe said.
Crisis experts note violent situations don't always involve romantic couples as well. They stress the resources for help are also for those who may be concerned about a loved one but aren't sure how to cope or intervene.
"Sometimes, reaching out for help is the most difficult part of the entire journey," Clara Reynolds, Crisis Center of Tampa Bay CEO said.
10 Tampa Bay Cares: The National Domestic Violence Hotline can be reached 24/7 at 800-799-7233.