A man who shot more than 30 rounds at deputies during a domestic dispute shot and killed his mother's fiance, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday.

Jeffrey Falsey taken into custody Wednesday

Deputies said he shot more than 30 rounds at them

Investigators said Falsey had fatally shot his mother's fiance



Deputies were called out to a home on 80th Way and 54th Avenue North at about 9 a.m. over a domestic dispute.

They said Jeffrey Falsey's mother called 911 because he got angry when his mom wouldn't get donuts.

"First thing this morning, I heard two gunshots," said neighbor Mitchell Robins. "So, I came out and about two minutes later the Sheriff's Department came rolling in. Then I heard several more gunshots."

As deputies arrived at the scene, they said Falsey's mother was leaving the home, and Falsey was standing in the doorway. He called out to deputies to "come on in."

Without warning, Falsey began to shoot at deputies, they said.

Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said during a news conference that as the officers began to retreat behind their patrol vehicles, Falsey was tracking the deputies' movements.

Gualtieri said one deputy -- Michael Ficocelli -- was shot in the back of the leg as he tried to get his gun from his vehicle. Ficocelli is expected to be OK.

Gualtieri said Falsey shot at least 30 rounds at the deputies.

After Falsey was taken into custody, investigators said he had shot and killed his mother's fiance with a shotgun to the forehead.

According to officials, Falsey has a history of mental health issues and a volatile relationship with his mother, with whom he lives at the home on 80th Way.

"We have somebody that has very significant mental health issues, a history of domestic violence, a history of not getting along with his mother," Gualtieri said. "He's been charged with domestic battery, he's out on bond, he's acquired a significant amount of firearms and he went off today over donuts. Something as silly and stupid as donuts."

They said Falsey didn't like his mother's fiance because he is a registered sex offender.

Gualtieri said Falsey has an arsenal of weapons inside the home, which were given to him by his father.

The sheriff said his team had to be cautious because "otherwise they would have been ambushed."

"There's no question about it because he had nothing on his mind other than killing people and making carnage, Gualtieri said "And if the deputies would've opened the door and walked in they would have gotten blasted."