Deputies: 11-year-old daughter witnessed dad kill mom, grandfather (Stone Island, Florida)

Unbelievably revolting what dad CARLOS NEGRON has done to his family. He shot and killed his wife, who was in the process of divorcing him, and his father-in-law. And all in front of their 11-year-old daughter--another act of unbelievable cruelty. Then the coward offed himself.

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-11-29/news/os-three-dead-volusia-20101129_1_deputies-dcf-stone-island

Deputies: 11-year-old witnessed father kill mother, grandfather and himself near Deltona
Carlos Negron had a previous domestic-violence arrest for allegedly battering his wife, Lara Negron.
November 29, 2010By Gary Taylor and Walter Pacheco, Orlando Sentinel

STONE ISLAND – The shots that rang out in this quiet Southeast Volusia County neighborhood Monday morning didn't just leave three people dead. They shattered the life of an 11-year-old girl who watched in horror as her father killed her mother and grandfather and then turned the gun on himself.

Adrianna Negron ran from the house and sought help from a neighbor who, along with a woman walking her dog, dialed 911 to report the shooting. That was just before 8:15 a.m. Minutes later, deputies arrived to find three bodies on the back porch of the home in the 400 block of Sunset Road, on the north shore of Lake Monroe.

Deputies identified the gunman as 39-year-old Carlos Negron and the victims as Philip T. Spinney, 73, and his daughter, Lara Negron, 41. A gun was found near Carlos Negron's body, Sheriff's spokesman Gary Davidson said.

To experience such a loss would be devastating for any child, but for Adrianna, it is much worse because she witnessed it, said Elizabeth R. Hollingsworth, a licensed mental health counselor at the Hollingsworth Counseling Center in Orlando.

"The initial reaction is shock. At first it may not even seem real," said Hollingsworth, adding that the child's feelings toward her father before the shooting will play into how she reacts. "It's hard for an 11-year-old to comprehend. It's so imperative that the child get therapy from someone who specializes in both children and trauma."

Hollingsworth and other experts say the experience will change the way Adrianna thinks about human beings, about mankind and even about the safety of the world.

"This is a major tragedy for this child," said John Harrell, a spokesman with the state Department of Children and Families. "Our priority is to connect the child with counseling services as soon as possible. We will evaluate the counseling and therapy she will receive over an ongoing period of time. We will try to help relieve the pain this child might be feeling."

Harrell could not disclose if DCF had previous investigations involving the child or the Negrons. He said DCF will try to find a suitable relative with whom to place the girl. Officials must make sure that the home is safe and that the relatives are qualified to take care of the girl, he said.

Investigators said the Negrons were separated and in the process of divorcing. Lara Negron and Adrianna were living with Spinney at his Stone Island home. She and Carlos Negron married in Seminole County in 1999, court records show.

Spinney was a "nationally known" commercial real estate broker, said Steven Moreira, president and principal broker at Magic Properties & Investments Inc. in Longwood.

"Phil and I have been together for 15 years," Moreira said. "He has been my commercial real estate broker for 12 years."

Everyone in his office "is still in a state of shock," he said.

Spinney had a liver transplant nine years ago and lived every day as if it was his last, Moreira said.

"He was a religious man. He was a man of faith and principals," Moreira said. "He was not afraid to die. He was more worried about the safety of his daughter and his granddaughter."

As revolting as Negron's actions were, they didn't take place in a vacuum. They didn't come out of the blue or without warning. Thanks to my buddy Annie's skill in ferreting out legal records, we can see that this guy had an extensive record of domestic violence going back for nearly a decade--and probably further back than that. Notice that Negron was arrested on a charge of misdemeanor battery/domestic violence in 2001, but the charge was dropped. Typical for the state of Florida. Go easy on batterers--that way they know they will never be held accountable for their actions.

http://www.seminoleclerk.org/CriminalDocket/case_detail.jsp?CaseNo=592001MM007280A

Detailed Information for Case 592001MM007280A
Case Number:
592001MM007280A
Judge: NO JUDGE
Defendant Name: CARLOS NEGRON
DOB: 01/1971
BATTERY

07/10/2001 SE00 DEFENDANT DISCHARGED
07/10/2001 MNFD MINUTES
07/10/2001 FREE ATTY PERSQUERA. STATE FILED A NO INFORMATION ON
07/10/2001 FREE 7/9/01. WAVIE $40 PUBLIC DEFENDER APPLICATION FEE.
07/10/2001 FREE ATTORNEY NOT PRESENT
07/10/2001 CH00 BATTERY
07/10/2001 DP00 NO INFORMATION FILED
07/09/2001 BDDC BOND DISCHARGED #2044302
07/09/2001 NINF NO INFORMATION FILED 07/09/2001
07/09/2001 NAPP NOTICE OF APPEARANCE
07/09/2001 PDPD ASSIGN ATTORNEY PESQUERA
07/09/2001 WAAR WAIVER OF ARRAIGNMENT
07/09/2001 PLNG PLEA OF NOT GUILTY
07/09/2001 RFJT REQUEST FOR JURY TRIAL
07/09/2001 NIPD NOTICE OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN DISCOVERY
06/26/2001 RFJT REQUEST FOR JURY TRIAL
06/26/2001 PLNG PLEA OF NOT GUILTY
06/26/2001 WAAR WAIVER OF ARRAIGNMENT
06/26/2001 PDPD ASSIGN ATTORNEY PESQUERA
06/26/2001 NAPP NOTICE OF APPEARANCE
06/26/2001 NFAX NOTICE OF APPEARANCE IS FAX COPY
06/26/2001 NIPD NOTICE OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN DISCOVERY
06/26/2001 BNNO POWER NUMBER 2044302
06/26/2001 BDSL BOND SLIP CA $2000.00
06/25/2001 AFOI AFFIDAVIT OF INDIGENCY
06/25/2001 INTA INTAKE SHEET
06/25/2001 ARSC ARRAIGNMENT SET 07/10/2001 0900AM
06/25/2001 JDDM JUDGE DONALD MARBLESTONE
06/25/2001 BDBD SET BONDSMAN $2000.00
06/25/2001 MNFD MINUTES
06/25/2001 FREE ARRAIGNMENT ON 07/10/2001; CTRM F ; 0900AM
06/25/2001 FREE BOND CONDITIONS:NO CONTACT WITH LARA NEGRON.
06/25/2001 FREE NO RETURN TO 374 AMETHYST COURT IN LAKE MARY.
06/25/2001 FREE DEFENDENT IN CUSTODY
06/25/2001 FREE COURT FOUND PROBABLE CAUSE
06/25/2001 FREE BOND SET IN THE AMOUNT OF 2000.00
06/25/2001 STMT STATEMENT(S) CARLOS NEGRON
06/25/2001 AFBD AFFD CONCERNING SPECIAL BOND RELEASE CONDITIONS
06/25/2001 VICT VICTIM NOTIFICATION DATA SHEET
06/25/2001 NOTC NOTICE OF LEGAL RIGHTS
06/25/2001 FIAP FIRST APPEARANCE SET 06/25/2001 0130PM
06/25/2001 ATFD ARREST REPORT 06/24/2001