Players Championship: Two killed in parking lot near TPC Sawgrass, tournament opening delayedThree hours after the conclusion of Friday’s second round of The Players Championship, two people were shot and killed in a parking lot not far from TPC Sawgrass. The suspect in the shooting fled briefly onto PGA Tour property, and then escaped the area in a stolen car. The investigation of the incident forced a delay in the opening of the gates for Saturday’s round.
St. Johns County (Fla.) Sheriff Rob Hardwick said in an early Saturday morning briefing that two people who were shot died at a nearby hospital. The suspect fled onto the PGA Tour’s property, encountered several employees, and then carjacked a BMW. He continued his escape, then fled on foot when nearby Nassau County police disabled the vehicle. The suspect was taken into custody early Saturday morning, according to local reports.
Hardwick indicated the crime was a domestic one, and both victims were known to the suspect, whom Hardwick identified as Christian Joseph Barrios. Local media reports indicate that Barrios, 32, has a lengthy criminal history, with at least 27 arrests. Barrios is currently out of prison on probation.
The incident took place at a Walgreens not far from the golf course, with reports of multiple shots fired flooding into local dispatchers.................
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