LAND O’ LAKES, Fla. – The Pasco Sheriff’s Office is investigating a tragic incident in Land O’Lakes after a juvenile male was found deceased in the area of Drexel Road. The incident is being investigated as a homicide, with the juvenile’s mother, an adult woman, taken into custody as the suspect.
The Sheriff’s Office reported that the mother herself contacted dispatch around 9:50 a.m. this morning to report the incident.
While details surrounding the manner of death are part of the ongoing investigation, authorities have stressed that this was an isolated incident. The Sheriff’s Office has assured the community that there is no public safety threat.
As the investigation is in its early stages, no additional information regarding the suspect’s name, the victim’s identity, or the circumstances leading to the death has been released. Detectives remain on the scene collecting evidence and conducting interviews.
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