RIVERVIEW, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff\u2019s Office is investigating an apparent double murder-suicide in Riverview.<\/p>\n
At 6:17 a.m. on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, a 911 call was made by Thomas Schultz, 64, during which Schultz said he was \u201cin an impossible situation with no way out\u201d and planning to commit suicide at his home on the 13000 block of Graham Yarden Drive in Riverview. Schultz disconnected the call with a dispatcher before giving details on why he wanted to end his life.<\/p>\n
When deputies responded to the home a short time later, they found Schultz deceased on the back porch from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. A revolver was discovered next to his body.<\/p>\n
While searching the home for additional occupants, deputies located two adult females, Schultz’s wife, who was in her 80s, and his stepdaughter, who was in her 50s, deceased inside the home. The women were laying in separate beds. Both appeared to suffer from fatal gunshot wounds to the upper body. According to relatives, both women had terminal illnesses. In addition to being in a hospital-style bed, the daughter was hooked to a feeding tube.<\/p>\n
None of the individuals involved have criminal histories, and there were no prior calls for service to the home. A motive has not yet been determined in this incident. The Hillsborough County Sheriff\u2019s Office is still investigating.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is no such thing as an \u2018impossible situation.\u2019 There is always hope, and there is always help,\u201d said Sheriff Chad Chronister. \u201cThis tragedy has occurred during the month of May, Mental Health Awareness Month. I am urging anyone in crisis to please seek help. There are a number of resources available in our community, including the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay. Simply call 211.\u201d<\/p>\n
If you or someone you know might be struggling with suicidal thoughts, you can call the U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) anytime day or night. Crisis Text Line also provides free, 24\/7, confidential support via text message to people in crisis when they dial 741741.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
RIVERVIEW, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff\u2019s Office is investigating an apparent double murder-suicide in Riverview. At 6:17 a.m. on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, a 911 call was made by Thomas Schultz, 64, during which Schultz said he was \u201cin an impossible situation with no way out\u201d and planning to commit suicide at his home […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3507,"featured_media":174173,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[1,54,4533],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n