PALMETTO BAY, Fla. — The sister of a man deputies say was shot and killed by his own father in Palmetto Bay Wednesday told Local 10 News that the “tragic” incident was years in the making.
Deputies later identified the pair involved.
Investigators with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said the shooting happened in a home near Southwest 168th Street and 92nd Avenue, where deputies were called to just after 4:45 p.m. in reference to a reported domestic dispute.
They said they took David Ronald McPeck, 75, into custody outside of the home after he fatally shot his 47-year-old son, David Dylan McPeck.
Deputies said Thursday afternoon that they later released the elder McPeck “and at this time no formal charges have been filed.”
Deputies said they’ve responded to the house before for mental health calls.
A woman who identified herself as David Dylan McPeck’s sister told Local 10 News that her family has “seen this coming for years.“
“We’ve made plenty of phone calls, trying to get help,” she said.
She returned to the family home Thursday morning.
“I’m sorry that it has come to this. I don’t know what else to say,” the woman said. “This is so tragic that it ended this way. I can’t even begin to tell you what this is doing to my family.”
Deputies still haven’t elaborated on exactly what led up to Wednesday’s shooting.
“(I’m) very shocked, because Mr. McPeck is very nice,” neighbor Victoria Delgado said. “They care a lot about the house and with us, we talk.”
Delgado said she last saw MDSO deputies at the home months ago. She said she would frequently see the younger McPeck outside, yelling.
“I know they have kind of some problem, because the day before yesterday, he was running and screaming, very high,” she said.
Deputies said the investigation into the shooting continued Thursday afternoon.
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