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The Players Championship delayed opening its gates for Saturday’s third spherical after a manhunt for a suspect accused of fatally capturing two individuals in a drugstore parking zone that led police onto the grounds of TPC Sawgrass.
St. Johns County Sheriff Rob Hardwick stated in a press convention early Saturday morning that authorities acquired a number of calls concerning shots fired in a Walgreens parking zone, roughly a mile from the course, at round 10:30 p.m. Friday.
Si Woo Kim drives off the seventeenth tee through the second spherical of The Gamers Championship golf event in Ponte Vedra Seaside, Florida, on March 13, 2026. (AP Picture/Gerald Herbert)
“Two people had been shot a number of occasions. Each these people had been, in fact, transported and have succumbed to their accidents,” Hardwick stated, describing the scene as a “home violence state of affairs.”
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Legislation enforcement pursued the suspect, recognized as 32-year-old Christian Barrios, into the evening and stated the path finally led them to TPC Sawgrass.
“Our canine items truly tracked into TPC, which is, the PGA Tour headquarters is over there. It tracked in there.”
Hardwick stated the suspect had contact with a number of people on the course, together with groundskeepers and safety. Barrios had additionally allegedly picked up a PGA Tour radio and later dropped it.
Legislation enforcement pursued the suspect, recognized as 32-year-old Christian Barrios, into the evening and stated the path finally led them to TPC Sawgrass. (Nassau County Sheriff’s Workplace)
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Barrios then stole a black BMW and fled. Nassau County authorities pursued the automotive and compelled a crash into the woods the place he took off on foot.
The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office later confirmed that Barrios was taken into custody simply earlier than 8 a.m. His precise fees weren’t instantly recognized, however Hardwick urged he had a prolonged felony historical past.
“This thug’s felony historical past is embarrassing – embarrassing.”
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The Gamers Championship cited “operational issues” when saying its delay in opening the gates. Tee occasions remained unchanged.
A common view of the seventeenth gap through the second spherical of The Gamers Championship on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Seaside, Florida, on March 13, 2026. ( Ben Jared/PGA TOUR through Getty Photos)
The sufferer’s identities weren’t instantly recognized. Hardwick stated the suspect knew each victims.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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