“Dog the Bounty Hunter”: Duane Chapman’s stepson shoots his child

The family of reality TV star Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman (72) has been hit by an incredible tragedy. , Gregory Zecca, the stepson of the famous bounty hunter, shot his 13-year-old son Anthony on Saturday evening in Naples in the US state of Florida.

According to the police, the incident occurred in an apartment at around 8 p.m. The investigators speak of an “isolated incident” – so far no arrests have been made. The studies on the exact circumstances of the tragic accident are ongoing. The police confirmed that they had reacted to an emergency call for a shootout. Further details on the circumstances of the accident have not been announced.

In a statement that is “TMZ”, Chapman and his wife Francie commented on the shattering loss: “As a family, we mourn this incomprehensible tragic accident and ask for further prayers, while we mourn the loss of our beloved grandson Anthony.” The couple expressly asked for privacy in this difficult time. Gregory Zecca is the son of Francie Chapman from her previous marriage. Chapman and Francie married in 2021 after both had lost their previous spouses. At the time, they stated that their mourning together brought them together. Chapman was previously married to Beth Chapman, who died of cancer in 2019.

Zecca works closely with his stepfather Chapman in his bounty hunter team. On the side of Chapman’s daughter Lyssa, he is part of the famous family, who became known to a global audience through her reality TV show “Dog the Bounty Hunter” (in German “Dog-The Bounty Hunter”).

Duane Chapman achieved world fame through the series, which ran eight seasons from 2004 to 2012. On the side of his late wife Beth and other family members, the show followed his work as a bounty hunter. After the end of the first series, further formats followed: “Dog and Beth: On The Hunt” ran from 2013 to 2015. 2019.