A tragic incident unfolded in Florida this week when a man fatally shot his wife and wounded his stepdaughter before turning the gun on himself. The deadly altercation reportedly stemmed from a dispute over an NFL game, local authorities have confirmed.

During a recent press briefing, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd detailed the incident involving 47-year-old Jason Kenney. On December 22, Kenney shot his wife, Crystal Kenney, and later took his own life.

The confrontation began when Crystal suggested that her husband turn off the Monday night NFL matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and the Indianapolis Colts. This suggestion sparked a heated argument, according to Sheriff Judd.

Following the argument, Jason Kenney tragically shot and killed his wife and injured her daughter. Authorities have depicted the situation as escalating quickly due to Kenney’s alleged alcohol consumption. In the midst of the chaos, Crystal instructed her 12-year-old son to contact emergency services by calling 911.

Jason Kenney had been drinking, and the argument escalated, prompting his wife to tell her 12-year-old son to call 911.

The boy ran to a neighbor’s home when he heard gunshots. Responding deputies found Crystal Kenney dead and a 13-year-old girl who had been shot in the shoulder and face.

She is recovering in a hospital.

“She said, ‘I begged him, don’t shoot me, don’t shoot me, don’t shoot me, and he shot me anyway,’” Judd said.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and Polk County Schools Superintendent Fred Heid announced Thursday that 24 students had been arrested since the start of the school year for making written threats. (Polk County Schools YouTube)

The boy was unharmed, as was Jason and Crystal’s 1-year-old daughter, who was home at the time of the shooting. She was found by deputies asleep in her crib.

After the shooting, Jason Kenney fled and called his sister, who lives in upstate New York, Judd said. He told her he had “done something” wrong and that it would be the last time they would talk.

He then drove to his father’s home, where deputies found him. As deputies attempted to get him out of a shed, Jason fatally shot himself, Judd said.

During a search of the family’s home, deputies found a note Crystal wrote to her husband urging him to get help.

“You’re drinking, you’re using cocaine again. This is not the way the family should be. You need God,” the note states, Judd said.

Polk County Sheriff’s Office car (Polk County Sherriff Office)

The surviving children are in the custody of grandparents.

“The entire family was destroyed,” Judd said. “Our homicide detectives are distraught. When you go in there, there is a beautiful Christmas tree with lots of Christmas presents under it, just like the nuclear family should be.”