Background: A street in the Citrus Landing community of Davenport, Florida (Google Maps). Inset: Kelly Agar Garcia (Polk County Sheriff’s Office).
A man has been charged with shooting and killing his adult stepson after what police called a domestic fight over the popular video game Fortnite.
Kelly Garcia, 43, and his wife, Adriane Daza, 48, were in their home in Davenport, Florida, on Wednesday evening with Daza’s son, Azareel Martinez, 26, and her two minor children, ages 9 and 11, respectively.
According to Davenport police, the 9-year-old son was found playing Fortnite, a game which his parents had forbidden him from playing. Upon being disciplined and having his cellphone taken away, the 9-year-old is said to have grabbed a Smith & Wesson 9 mm handgun from a nightstand drawer in his parents’ bedroom.
Garcia was able to grab the gun from the boy, police said, but at this time, Martinez entered the room, saw the boy in an “agitated” state, and began speaking out against his stepfather. Garcia is accused of then shooting Martinez several times in the chest and stomach.
As Martinez retreated, Garcia shot him twice more in the back, police said, forcing Martinez to collapse to the ground. He was brought to a local hospital where he died.
Police arrived at the home, located in the Citrus Landing community, at about 7:10 p.m. on Wednesday, and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the forensics investigation of what law enforcement called an “extensive” crime scene. Garcia has been charged with second-degree murder and the unlawful storage of a firearm accessible to a minor. He was being held in the Polk County jail as of Thursday morning.
Davenport is a city in Polk County, located about 30 miles southwest of Orlando.
The maximum sentence for a second-degree murder conviction in Florida is life in prison.
