Brownsville man killed by stepdad after 9-year-old pulls gun from drawer: police

DAVENPORT, Fla. (WFLA) -- A Brownsville man was allegedly shot and killed by his stepfather in Davenport on Wednesday.

"It was just a complete shock to us. We’re all just, just gives me the chills," said Iliana Naab, a neighbor. "Now a mom’s devastated. You shouldn’t have to bury your son over a video game.”

The Davenport Police Department was called to a home on Citrus Landing Boulevard at 7:10 p.m. for a reported domestic incident and shooting.

Police said Kelly Agar Garcia, 43, and his wife Adriane Daza, 48, were in their home with Daza's adult son, Azareel Martinez, 26 of Brownsville, and two children ages 9 and 11, at the time of the shooting. The incident began when Daza learned the 9-year-old boy was playing the video game Fortnite, which was forbidden, and decided to discipline him by taking his cellphone away.

“As mom was going into her bedroom, the 9-year old followed her and went around the bed to a nightstand, opened the drawer and grabbed a Smith & Wesson 9 mm handgun," said Davenport Police Chief Steve Parker.

Garcia and Daza struggled with the 9-year-old over the gun and it ultimately ended up in Garcia's hands.

Martinez entered the room to find the "agitated" child and Garcia holding the gun. The two men got into an argument that resulted in Garcia shooting his stepson several times in the chest and abdomen, Davenport police said.

“We do not believe that Azareel was aggressive towards him physically," Parker said. "Maybe he was verbally, but we do not believe that there’s anything to support that Azareel was physically aggressive towards him."

Garcia pursued Martinez as he left the bedroom and shot him twice more in the back, according to police. Martinez was taken to the hospital, where he died.

“I have to implore the parents to secure their weapons," Parker said. "I can’t be any more clear. This is what happens when you don’t."

Garcia was charged with second-degree murder and unlawful storage of a firearm (accessible to a minor). He was booked into the Polk County Jail, where he remained Thursday.