TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — A police officer was shot and killed early Sunday in Tarpon Springs, the authorities said.

The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that Marco Antonio Parilla Jr., 23, had been arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder.

The officer was identified as Charles Kondek, who was known as Charlie K., on the Facebook page of the Tarpon Springs Police Department.

Originally from New York, Officer Kondek previously served on the New York Police Department for more than five years, the authorities said.