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Dog the Bounty Hunter relative arrested for ‘heartbreaking’ shooting of his own son

Gregory Zecca
  • Gregory Zecca, stepson of Dog the Bounty Hunter, has been arrested and charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child with a firearm.
  • The charge relates to the fatal shooting of his 13-year-old son last summer, an incident initially described as a “freak accident”.
  • An investigation by Florida's Collier County Sheriff’s Office determined Zecca was under the influence of alcohol and marijuana at the time.
  • Zecca reportedly handled the firearm repeatedly, practising drawing and dry-firing it, before a round was chambered and fatally discharged.
  • Sheriff Kevin Rambosk called the incident a “heartbreaking and preventable tragedy”, underscoring the dangers of combining firearms with alcohol and drugs.

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Dog the Bounty Hunter’s stepson arrested over fatal shooting of his son

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