Collier County Sheriff Says No Arrest Has Been Made in Fatal Shooting of Dog the Bounty Hunter's 13-Year-Old Stepgrandson
Duane "Dog" Chapman's stepgrandson, Chapman's stepson Gregory Zecca's 13-year-old son Anthony, was killed in an accidental shooting
The Dog the Bounty Hunter alum's stepson Gregory Zecca allegedly accidentally shot his son at an apartment in Naples, Fla., on Saturday, July 19
The Collier County Sheriff confirms with PEOPLE that the investigation is still ongoing and no arrests have been madeNo arrests have been made for the accidental shooting of Duane 'Dog' Chapman's stepgrandson, Chapman's stepson Gregory Zecca's 13-year-old son Anthony, according to Collier County Sheriff Kevin Rambosk.
The Dog the Bounty Hunter alum's stepson Zecca allegedly shot his son Anthony at an apartment in Naples, Fla., on Saturday, July 19, leading to the teenager's accidental death. TMZ reported the news first. The sheriff confirms with PEOPLE that the investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made.
"Deputies responded to a shooting on Sumter Grove Way at 8:08 p.m. Saturday," the sheriff tells PEOPLE. "This is an isolated incident. No arrest has been made."
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"The Collier County Sheriff's Office is conducting a thorough investigation looking into all the elements of this tragic incident," he continues. "The investigation includes statements from witnesses who were at the scene, forensic testing, subpoenas, and search warrants."
Dog, 72, and his wife, Francie Chapman — who is Zecca's mother — told TMZ, through a representative, "We are grieving as a family over this incomprehensible, tragic accident and would ask for continued prayers as we grieve the loss of our beloved grandson, Anthony."
Zecca is Francie's son from her previous marriage. She and Dog married in 2021, after they bonded over their shared grief following the death of their respective spouses. (Beth Chapman, Dog's fifth wife, died at age 51 in June 2019.)
According to TMZ, Zecca works with Dog on his bounty hunting team.
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Dog is a father to 13 children total. He shares son Christopher with Debbie White, sons Duane Lee II and Leeland with ex-wife Fonda Sue Darnell, and sons Wesley, James Robert and the late Zebadiah with ex-wife Anne Tegnell.
He is also a dad to Tucker, Lyssa and the late Barbara with ex-wife Lyssa Rae Brittain, and he shared daughters Bonnie and Cecily and son Garry with late wife Beth.
The reality TV star revealed in 2023 that he recently discovered that he fathered a son named Jon.
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