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Florida Man Kills Wife, Shoots 13-Year-Old Stepdaughter After NFL TV Dispute, Then Takes Own Life

Sheriff’s investigators say alcohol use fueled the confrontation, citing a note in the home urging the husband to seek help.

Overview

  • Authorities say the shootings occurred late on December 22 in Lakeland during Monday Night Football between the 49ers and Colts.
  • The 13-year-old stepdaughter was shot in the face and shoulder and is in critical but stable condition after telling investigators she begged not to be shot.
  • A 12-year-old boy ran to a neighbor’s home to call 911, and a 1-year-old girl was found unharmed asleep in her crib.
  • After fleeing, Jason Kenney phoned his sister to say he had done something terrible, then was found at his late father’s Lake Wales property and died from a self-inflicted gunshot in a barricaded shed.
  • The children are now in their maternal grandparents’ care as officials describe the case’s devastation to the family days before Christmas.