Father Shoots Son, Kills Boy’s Mother and Self at Florida Hospital

Published: June 22, 2008

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A custody dispute between the parents of an 11-year-old boy turned deadly at Baptist Medical Center June 19 when the father shot and killed the mother and wounded the child before taking his own life.

The shooting, which involved 68-year-old Jesse Prindle Jr., 49-year-old Denise Farve and Kal Prindle, 11, occurred in the hospital’s parking garage. The boy had been treated at the Baptist Medical Center the night before, and all three were escorted out of the facility by a nurse. It is not clear if the shooter had the gun with him while he was visiting the hospital or if he retrieved the firearm from his vehicle shortly before the incident.

The boy was listed in serious but stable condition.

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