WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. – A man shot his sister several times Wednesday night before taking his own life during an hours-long standoff with authorities at a home in Seminole County, sheriff's officials said.
The domestic incident was reported around 7:20 p.m. in the 1300 block of Via Villanova in the area of Sunrise Estates in unincorporated Winter Springs.
Seminole County sheriff's officials said the man fired several rounds at his sister, striking her multiple times. The victim was able to escape the home and ran to a neighbor's house for help, deputies said.
The woman was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and was listed in stable condition, officials said.
According to authorities, the man and his mother were inside their home, and he refused to come out. Crisis team negotiators communicated with the man for about five hours seeking a peaceful resolution, but the man shot and killed himself, deputies said.
The mother was taken to a hospital for evaluation, deputies said.
No other details have been released.
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