PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — On Monday, the Pinellas County sheriff reported that a man shot by his own daughter has successfully undergone surgery and is currently in stable condition.
The incident took place at 9 a.m. on Sunday at the sheriff’s office administration building located on Ulmerton Road in Largo. The victim’s daughter is now facing charges of first-degree attempted murder.
According to detectives, Rogerio Nascimento visited the PCSO’s administrative building on Sunday for a child custody exchange, during which he was meeting his estranged wife. The parking lot there is marked as a safe zone.
Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said Nascimento’s daughter, 28-year-old Gabriella Nascimento, previously chaperoned the visitations, but that changed. The sheriff said they weren’t expecting her to be there, then an argument broke out.
“One of the children has a medical condition that is adversely affected by smoking, and he was standing outside smoking, so they all got into an argument about him smoking in front of this 4-year-old girl,” Gualtieri said.
The sheriff said Gabriella confronted her father about the smoking. He said she got her gun out of the car and shot her father in the back.
The man ran into the lobby of the sheriff’s office to try and get help, when Gabriella fired another shot. The sheriff said she missed and shot the window of the sheriff’s office.
The department said the window had since been replaced. But 8 On Your Side saw this window Monday night with what looked like a hole in the middle.
“The adult daughter was just fed up with him and the way he’s acted and the way he’s treated the family, and she acted violently, which is wrong,” Gualtieri said.
Court documents show a woman with the same last name filed a domestic violence injunction against Rogerio in 2023. News Channel 8 On Your Side could not access the documents but the exhibits said they include photos of the petitioners bruised arm, face, and black eyes.
Mindy Murphy is the CEO of The Spring Tampa Bay, a domestic violence center. She spoke generically about the case when asked about if changes should be made to child custody exchange orders.
“The reality is if somebody is intent on doing harm, it only takes seconds,” Murphy said. “It’s awful when, you know, when victims feel like they have no other recourse but to take matters into their own hands.”
The sheriff said Gabriella refused to be interviewed and wouldn’t talk to detectives. The sheriff said this is what happens when people are frustrated.
“She acted criminally. She tried to kill her father — you can’t do that, there’s other ways to work these things out,” Gualtieri said. “There was such tension and animosity between these people it probably was going to happen anyway.”
