Tampa, FL: Hillsborough deputies shoot and fatally wound suspect they say held his wife at gunpoint

TAMPA — Hillsborough County deputies shot and killed a man who had been holding his wife at gunpoint late Saturday, authorities said.

The suspect, Osmar Sebasco, 39, died from his injuries Sunday morning at St. Joseph's Hospital.

Under standard Sheriff's Office policy, the three deputies involved in the shooting are on paid administrative leave while the incident is investigated.

It began around 11:30 p.m. when emergency medical services got a call to the Waters Edge apartments at 8211 Royal Sand Circle in Town 'N Country.

While his wife was on the phone with emergency crews, Sebasco got on the line and began making threats, the Sheriff's Office said. They learned he was holding her at gunpoint.

Deputies arrived at the apartment complex and saw the woman run out with her hands up. The man then began firing shots, deputies said.

The deputies returned fire, striking Sebasco, the Sheriff's Office said.

The deputies and the suspect's wife were not injured.

The Sheriff's Office identified the deputies involved as Jason Santiago, 25, Savana Kelly, 24, and David Kennedy, 45.

Investigators say the suspect had stopped taking his required medication. The couple has a 2-year-old daughter who deputies say was asleep in the apartment at the time of the shooting.