The boy’s father is the stepson of Duane Chapman, who rose to fame via the A&E present devoted to his exploits as a bounty hunter.
WASHINGTON — The 13-year-old stepgrandson of Duane “Canine the Bounty Hunter” Chapman was fatally shot in an accident by the truth present star’s stepson, in response to a number of media retailers.
TMZ was the primary to report the dying of Anthony Zecca. The boy’s father, Gregory Zecca, is the stepson of Duane Chapman, who rose to fame via the A&E present devoted to his exploits as a bounty hunter within the U.S.
{The teenager} was killed in an unintentional capturing at an residence in Naples, Florida on Saturday, TMZ reported. The celebrity-focused outlet cited individuals near the scenario, saying that Gregory Zecca unintentionally shot his son in a “freak accident.”
In a press release to TMZ, Chapman and his spouse, Francie requested for privateness because the household offers with the tragedy.
“We’re grieving as a household over this incomprehensible tragic accident and would ask for continued prayers as we grieve the lack of our beloved grandson, Anthony,” the couple stated of their assertion.
Individuals Journal confirmed the dying, saying the Collier County Sheriff’s Workplace responded to a name round 8 p.m. on July 19. The sheriff’s workplace referred to as the dying an “remoted incident” and haven’t made any arrests, as of Monday afternoon.
In a press release launched to Individuals, the sheriff’s workplace stated they’re “conducting an intensive investigation wanting into all the weather of the incident.”
Gregory Zecca is Francie’s son from a earlier marriage. Her and Chapman married in 2021 after each have been widowed.
Chapman grew to become a family identify when he captured Max Issue inheritor Andrew Luster in 2003, and was given his personal sequence, Canine the Bounty Hunter, in 2004. In that present and a lot of spin-offs, digicam crews captured Chapman and his associates monitoring down fugitives as bail bondsmen.
