Florida authorities said a police officer was shot and killed in Tarpon Springs early Sunday.

The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that the shooting occurred at around 3am in the Tampa Bay-area city. It later said 23-year-old Marco Antonio Parilla Jr had been arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder.

The Tarpon Springs Police Department later identified the fallen officer as 45-year-old Charles Kondek, a 17-year veteran of the local police department. Originally from New York, Kondek had served with the NYPD for more than five years, authorities said.

Authorities said Kondek responded to a call for service shortly after 2am. Police said the suspect shot at the officer and then fled the scene in a vehicle and crashed into a pole and another vehicle. He was apprehended there by police.

The Tampa Bay Times reports that Kondek was the father of five children.