HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) deputies shot and killed a man after he allegedly pointed a gun at them, authorities said.
According to HCSO press release, the 911 center received a call from the wife of a man from a home at the 10000 block of Courtney Palm Boulevard in Tampa on Saturday at about 11:15 p.m., stating her husband entered a bathroom wanting to commit suicide. The wife then said she heard a gunshot from the bathroom.
When deputies arrived at the home, they went to the bathroom and opened the door. Anthony Dadante, 67, was in the bathtub when deputies entered.
Deputy Jose Rodriguez, 29, moved the shower curtain back and saw blood on Dadante’s chest and a firearm in his hand. It appeared that he had tried to commit suicide, HCSO officials said.
Deputy Rodriguez and Deputy Jenna Roberts, 29, asked Dadante to …