LARGO, Fla. — A man shot and killed his girlfriend as she slept Monday before turning the gun on himself at a Largo mobile home park, police said.
Officers with the Largo Police Department said they were called around 3:18 p.m. Monday to the Whispering Pines Mobile Home Park about the death of two people.
Police said their investigation revealed 46-year-old Ricardo Ortiz Gomez shot and killed his girlfriend, 30-year-old Sharry Colon, while she was sleeping in bed.
Ortiz Gomez then turned the gun on himself and died, according to the department.
A family member reportedly found the two people dead in the home and called authorities.
Police said Ortiz Gomez and Colon reportedly had a "tumultuous relationship." Friends and family told police Colon was planning on leaving Ortiz Gomez before her death, a press release stated.
Officers said the investigation is still active and ongoing.
If you or someone you know is being victimized by domestic abuse, you can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 800-799-7233. Here in Florida, you can report abuse 24/7 by calling the Department of Children and Families at 1-800-962-2873 or submitting a report online here.
