Overview
- A 14-year-old walked from his Fleming Island home to a Middleburg church shortly after midnight, called 911 to confess to killing his parents and waited for deputies to arrest him
- Deputies found David Lee, 44, and Brandi Smith, 45, dead from gunshot wounds inside their Silver Point residence
- Investigators recovered the parents’ handgun at the scene and have deemed the incident isolated with no further threat to the community
- Sheriff Michelle Cook said early findings point to a domestic argument as the catalyst for the shooting but emphasized that detectives are still gathering details
- Authorities plan to delve into the teen’s school records, mental health history and any potential family or social factors that may have contributed