PALM HARBOR, Fla.  — A 16-year-old boy is dealing with two tried first-degree homicide costs after the sheriff’s workplace stated he stabbed his mother and one other girl on Thursday evening.
Deputies had been referred to as to a house on Steeplechase Lane in Palm Harbor simply earlier than 9 p.m. There, the sheriff’s workplace stated deputies discovered one girl with a number of stab wounds and realized one other girl was inside the house, who was additionally stabbed a number of occasions.
The girl inside the house was recognized as Cristina Lopez-Mera, 41. The different sufferer just isn’t being recognized underneath Marsy’s Law. Authorities stated each of the ladies had been taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening accidents.
The suspect was recognized as Lopez-Mera’s 16-year-old son. The sheriff’s workplace stated he ran from the scene however later surrendered.
The teen was arrested and brought to a juvenile detention middle.
ABC Action News just isn’t naming the suspect as a result of he’s underage and has not been discovered responsible of any costs presently.