By the time police arrived at the apartment in Naples, Florida, Anthony Zecca had “lost a lot of blood” following the tragic accident, in which he had been shot, “large amounts of blood.”
Dog the Bounty Hunter’s 13-year-old step-grandson was discovered with a gunshot wound to the neck, it has emerged.
Anthony Zecca’s neck was pierced above his sternum, but a police report from today revealed no exit wound to the teen. Anthony already had “significant amounts of blood” when police arrived at the apartment in Naples, Florida, following the tragic accident.
The teenager had accidentally been shot, his heartbroken family said in a statement. Dog the Bounty Hunter and his partner Francie called the tragedy a “incomprehensible tragic accident” in the emotional statement yesterday.
Now police have confirmed irst responders gave the teen CPR but were unable to save Anthony. The gun that was used in the shooting was located in the apartment on the kitchen island, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office added in the report. A source close to the case told The Sun “this an active criminal investigation.”
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Dog, whose real name is Duane Chapman, and his family released a heartbreaking statement, calling the incident an “unfathomable accident.”
In a first statement to TMZ, the family stated, “We are grieving as a family over this unfathomable tragic accident and would ask for continued prayers as we grieve the loss of our beloved grandson, Anthony.”
Following the deaths of their partners, Dog, 72, and his wife Francie, a 72-year-old man, wed in 2021. During their relationship, the couple claimed to have shared grief.
Francie’s son Gregory – Anthony’s dad – is also part of Dog’s bounty hunting crew, working alongside Dog and his daughter, Lyssa, reports the Mirror US.
In a strange turn of events, Dog surprised his followers by revealing that he had a secret son in 2023. His late wife Beth passed away on the fourth anniversary of his death. Dog shared a photo of the well-built man wearing a blue polo shirt and smart jeans with sunglasses reminiscent of those his father famously wears in a post on social media.
In the photo, his wife posed alongside him while sporting a polka dot off-the-shoulder blouse, blue cropped jeans, and black heels. Red belt and chic, oversized, pale pink sunglasses completed her look.
Dog made it known to his followers that his forthcoming memoir, Nine Lives and Counting, would include the entire story of his secret child. He assured fans that it was “coming soon,” despite keeping the publication date a secret.
Source: Mirror
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