Duane Chapman has sadly been no stranger to tragic information throughout his life as a bounty hunter and sporadic TV character. Although the previous couple of years have seemingly been free from such unlucky information, Chapman and spouse Francie Frane’s household are actually struggling anew after the unintended capturing demise of her grandson Anthony Zecca.
In accordance with TMZ, Frane’s son Gregory Zecca, whom she’d had with a ex-husband throughout a earlier marriage, fatally shot his 13-year-old son Anthony in what was described as a “freak accident” contained in the household’s condo.
Legislation enforcement in Naples, Florida had been referred to as to an condo round 8:00 p.m. on the evening of Saturday, July 19, with stories of a capturing going down. After arriving on the scene, the officers dubbed the capturing demise as an “remoted incident,” and as of this writing, no arrests have been made. It’s famous that an investigation is ongoing.
By means of a consultant, Duane Chapman and Francie Frane put out a shared assertion that addressed the household tragedy, saying:
Canine the Bounty Hunter and Francie are grieving as a household over this incomprehensible tragic accident and would ask for continued prayers as we grieve the lack of our beloved grandson, Anthony.
The household additionally strongly wished for his or her privateness to be revered as they grieve the teenager’s demise.
The daddy, Greg Zecca, is supporting a part of Canine’s bounty searching squad, which the latter’s daughter Lyssa Chapman can be a part of. It is not instantly clear when he joined the workforce.
Canine and Frane met simply six months after Beth Chapman’s demise, with Frane additionally having just lately misplaced her partner. They initially bonded over their shared grief, and 5 months later, in Might 2020, they had been engaged, and tied the knot in September 2021.
Frane featured her grandson Anthony in certainly one of her “Fearless Friday” Instagram movies again in 2024, simply previous to his twelfth birthday, sparking a wave of constructive and praise-filled feedback.
Again in 2019, the truth TV star’s spouse Beth Chapman handed away after being put right into a medically induced coma tied to issues from a recurring battle with throat most cancers. He suffered his personal well being scare just a few months later (which coincided together with his daughter being hospitalized).
Within the ensuing years, Chapman’s relationship with a few of his youngsters grew to become strained, and he mourned the November 2022 demise of his “proper hand man” David Robinson, who’d labored on Canine’s Most Wished for WGN America and Canine & Beth: On the Hunt for CMT.
CinemaBlend sends our ideas and condolences to the household and pals of Anthony Zecca throughout this time of mourning.