This story discusses suicide.If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).A Florida sheriff’s deputy honored multiple times for his bravery, dedication and compassion killed a former girlfriend and then himself Monday after an argument over a television.
If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).The victim was identified by friends as Mandy Fackler, who leaves behind two children, 12 and 9, Fox Tampa reported.Deputy Troy Savetz had been with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office for 14 years and was a member of the marine unit.He and the victim had an "on-again-off-again, tumultuous relationship," Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said in a news conference.MISSOURI MOM OF 5 FATALLY SHOT WHILE BUYING SLUSHIES WITH CHILDREN; POLICE SEARCH FOR GUNMANTroy Savetz, a decorated Florida sheriff’s deputy, kidnapped and killed his former girlfriend before killing himself after a dispute over a television, sheriff says.(Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office; Mandy Fackley via Facebook)Savetz, 47, was waiting outside Fackler's home when she and her children returned from a day at the beach at about 5:30 p.m.
He brandished a gun and was angry about "wanting his TV set back," Gualtieri said.When the victim tried to call 911, Savetz took her phone.That’s when she told her two children to go inside.They did as they were told.
And they never saw her again.The children were "extremely brave," calling 911 and giving dispatchers everything needed to identify the suspect, Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco told reporters.When authorities arrived at the home, they saw the mother’s vehicle with the door wide open and they found her phone, Nocco said."At that point, they realize that she's no longer there" at the residence, he said.Officers sprang into action using K-9 teams, drones, and avi...