{"id":278523,"date":"2025-07-20T23:24:16","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T23:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/278523\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T23:24:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T23:24:16","slug":"dog-the-bounty-hunters-grandson-is-shot-dead-at-13-by-father-in-heartbreaking-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/278523\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog the Bounty Hunter’s grandson is shot dead at 13 by father in heartbreaking tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"

By CASSIE CARPENTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 18:31 EDT, 20 July 2025 | Updated: 19:23 EDT, 20 July 2025 <\/p>\n

Dog the Bounty Hunter alum Duane Chapman and his sixth wife Francie suffered a family tragedy on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

The 72-year-old reality star’s 13-year-old step-grandson Anthony Zecca was accidentally shot and killed by his own father, Gregory Zecca, at their apartment in Naples, FL – according to TMZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n

38-year-old Gregory – who’s Francie’s son from a prior marriage – reportedly works with Duane on his bounty hunting team.<\/p>\n

Local law enforcement called the freak accident an ‘isolated incident’ and no arrests have been made, but they confirmed to the outlet they ‘responded to a call about the shooting around 8pm ET.’<\/p>\n

Chapman and the 56-year-old Bounty Wear owner said in a statement: ‘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.’<\/p>\n

Zecca was a gun enthusiast, and he proudly shared snaps of ‘getting some range time in’ with his son and their rifle back in 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Dog the Bounty Hunter alum Duane Chapman and his sixth wife Francie suffered a family tragedy on Saturday night\u00a0<\/p>\n

One year ago, little Anthony spent the summer with his grandparents and told a story about how he felt the wind of the Holy Spirit while visiting his ‘Meemaw’ in the hospital ER in 2023 after she injured her ankle.<\/p>\n

Anthony and Duane sat on a bench in the waiting room when he suddenly felt a gush of cold wind blowing in from outside even though it was a warm, rainy day.<\/p>\n

‘When we’re walking to her room I feel the wind again but from a different direction. When it first came, it hit me [on my chest]. But when it came again, it hit me from the back,’ the Christian child marveled.<\/p>\n

‘And I’m wondering what is this? Because the doors didn’t open this time, so why am I getting hit by wind? [It was] the Holy Spirit. And I asked Meemaw and she said, “It was the Holy Spirit.”‘<\/p>\n

Francie had been feeling miserable but ‘after X-rays and after we prayed, we go back into the room and she’s just fine. She said, “This don’t even hurt anymore.” And it turned out to not be broken.’<\/p>\n

Little Anthony also enjoyed dancing to Usher and attending local Comic Con conventions where he posed with Predator.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The 72-year-old reality star’s (L) 13-year-old step-grandson Anthony Zecca (M, pictured in 2022) was accidentally shot and killed by his own father, Gregory Zecca (R), at their apartment in Naples, FL<\/p>\n

\"38-year-old <\/p>\n

38-year-old Gregory (pictured in 2021) – who’s Francie’s son from a prior marriage – reportedly works with Duane on his bounty hunting team\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Local <\/p>\n

Local law enforcement called the freak accident an ‘isolated incident’ and no arrests have been made, but they confirmed to the outlet they ‘responded to a call about the shooting around 8pm ET’ (pictured in 2021)<\/p>\n

\"Chapman <\/p>\n

Chapman (R, pictured in 2024) and the 56-year-old Bounty Wear owner (L) said in a statement: ‘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’<\/p>\n

\"Zecca <\/p>\n

Zecca was a gun enthusiast, and he proudly shared snaps of ‘getting some range time in’ with his son and their rifle back in 2021<\/p>\n

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