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Yahoo
03-06-2025
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Pinellas sheriff: Daughter was ‘fed up' with father when she shot him during custody exchange
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — The Pinellas County sheriff said Monday a man who was shot by his own daughter is out of surgery and is in stable condition. The shooting happened at 9 a.m. Sunday at the sheriff office administration building on Ulmerton Road in Largo. The victim's daughter is now facing first-degree attempted murder charges. Pinellas man blames error on state report for uptick in car insurance rates Detectives said Rogerio Nascimento went to PCSO's administrative building Sunday for a child custody exchange and was meeting his estranged wife there. Signs in the parking lot say it's supposed to be a safe zone. Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said Nascimento's daughter, 28-year-old Gabriella Nascimento, previously chaperoned the visitations, but that changed. The sheriff said they weren't expecting her to be there, then an argument broke out. 'One of the children has a medical condition that is adversely affected by smoking, and he was standing outside smoking, so they all got into an argument about him smoking in front of this 4-year-old girl,' Gualtieri said. The sheriff said Gabriella confronted her father about the smoking. He said she got her gun out of the car and shot her father in the back. The man ran into the lobby of the sheriff's office to try and get help, when Gabriella fired another shot. The sheriff said she missed and shot the window of the sheriff's office. The department said the window had since been replaced. But 8 On Your Side saw this window Monday night with what looked like a hole in the middle. 'The adult daughter was just fed up with him and the way he's acted and the way he's treated the family, and she acted violently, which is wrong,' Gualtieri said. Court documents show a woman with the same last name filed a domestic violence injunction against Rogerio in 2023. News Channel 8 On Your Side could not access the documents but the exhibits said they include photos of the petitioners bruised arm, face, and black eyes. Mindy Murphy is the CEO of The Spring Tampa Bay, a domestic violence center. She spoke generically about the case when asked about if changes should be made to child custody exchange orders. 'The reality is if somebody is intent on doing harm, it only takes seconds,' Murphy said. 'It's awful when, you know, when victims feel like they have no other recourse but to take matters into their own hands.' The sheriff said Gabriella refused to be interviewed and wouldn't talk to detectives. The sheriff said this is what happens when people are frustrated. 'She acted criminally. She tried to kill her father — you can't do that, there's other ways to work these things out,' Gualtieri said. 'There was such tension and animosity between these people it probably was going to happen anyway.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
02-06-2025
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Woman shoots father in the back during child custody exchange in Largo: deputies
LARGO, Fla. (WFLA) — A woman is facing charges for attempted first-degree murder after Pinellas County deputies said she shot her father in the back during a child custody exchange. The victim and his estranged wife arrived at the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office administration building around 9 a.m. on Sunday, June 1 for the custody exchange, deputies said. Secret recording leads to child trafficking victim's rescue after sister calls 911: HCSO The victim showed up with his sister and his estranged wife was accompanied by their four children, along with one of her friends. Detectives said they noticed that three of the four children appeared to be hesitant to leave their mother's car. It was around that time that the suspect, 28-year-old Gabriella Nascimento, arrived separately and got out of her vehicle. Nascimento, who is the victim's biological daughter, then came up behind him with a semi-automatic firearm, according to officials. Authorities said Nascimento shot her father in the back and then chased after him as he ran toward the front lobby of the administration building. She fired a second shot at him but missed, the sheriff's office said. The victim made it inside the building's front lobby and asked for help. Nascimento remained outside, where she put the firearm on the ground and stood by the sidewalk until deputies came and placed her under arrest. Her father was taken to a hospital in critical but stable condition, according to authorities. Nascimento was taken to the Pinellas County Jail. The investigation remained ongoing Sunday, and no further information was immediately available. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
