ORLANDO, Fla. – An Orlando man accused of killing his wife and stepson at Vista Lakes home Thursday afternoon tried to tell police he fatally shot them in self-defense, according to an arrest affidavit.
Police said Hector Collazo, 57, was not justified in his claim. Collazo's wife, Caryn Collazo, 57, and his stepson, Zachary Humelsine, 26, were pronounced dead at the scene, Orlando police said.
Collazo's 15-year-old son was at home of the time of the shooting and was able to escape and call 911, police said. He told authorities that he was in the restroom when he heard a loud sound.
The teen asked Humelsine what happened, and he told him that Hector Collazo pushed their mother to the ground then slammed the bedroom door closed, according to the affidavit.
The boy started knocking and opened the door and heard Caryn Collazo yelling at him to call 911, police said. Hector Collazo told his son not to call 911 because his wife had only fallen.
Humelsine, armed with a kitchen knife, told his brother to move out of the way so he could defend Caryn Collazo, according to the affidavit. The teen told police he heard a gunshot shortly thereafter and his mother crying out.
The surviving son told police he saw Hector Collazo point the gun at Humelsine and shoot him multiple times, the affidavit said.
The boy ran out of the house and called 911 at 1:08 p.m. Hector Callazo also called 911, claiming that his wife and stepson threatened him with a knife.
[WEB EXTRA: Several domestic violence incidents reported in Central Florida]
"OPD's crisis intervention team specialists were able to talk to him from between five and 10 minutes and were able to get him to peacefully surrender and come out of the home, where OPD officers were waiting," Orlando police spokeswoman Michelle Guido said.
Police determined that the shooting was not in self-defense because Humelsine only armed himself because he witnessed a "violent forcible felony" against his mother.
Caryn Collazo was found dead in the master bedroom and Humelsine was found dead in the dining room area.
A representative from Kenaday Medical Center said Hector Callazo used to be a pain management doctor at the office in Kissimmee, but left voluntarily about a year ago. His medical license is currently out of date, records showed.
He's charged with two counts of second-degree murder. A judge ordered him to be held without bond during a first court appearance Friday afternoon.
Humelsine was a Valencia College student, a school spokeswoman said he took general education classes there in 2012. Friends of the victim said he was kind-hearted and always willing to help a friend in need.
"We went to high school together. But we became best friends when we saw each other at Valencia (College). He taught me how to play card games like Magic the Gathering and Cardfight Vanguard," Ibet Morales said. "He was, to me, the truest Gryffindor you will ever know."