- Michael and Nancy Petrozzino were found dead in their Orange County, Florida home Tuesday morning
- The couple's 30-year-old son Sean, a quadruple amputee, is considered a person of interest
- Sean lost his limbs at the age of 16 after contracting bacterial meningitis; he uses prosthetic legs and only has one partial hand
- He allegedly moved in with his parents last week after separating from his wife in Georgia
- Police say the son may be driving a red Toyota with a 112VZY license plate
A
married couple in their 60s were found shot dead in their Orlando,
Florida home and now local authorities are searching for their
30-year-old quadruple amputee son as a person of interest in their
'suspicious' deaths.
The
bodies of Michael and Nancy Petrozzino, 63 and 64, were discovered
Tuesday morning, after the principal at the elementary school where Mrs
Petrozzino taught second grade called 911 when she didn't show up for
work.
Soon
after making the gruesome discovery, the Orange County Sheriff's Office
held a press conference, asking about the whereabouts of the couple's
son Sean Petrozzino, 30.
Recent photo: Police on Wednesday released this surveillance shot of Petrozzino from when he withdrew cash at an ATM on Tuesday
Drove
off? Police say Sean may be driving this red Toyota with a license
plate number of 112VZY. Neighbors say it was Sean's father's car
Michael (left) and Nancy Petrozzino (right) were found dead in their Orange County, Florida home Tuesday morning
They say he may be driving a red Toyota with a license plate number of 112VZY, which neighbors say is his father's car.
Sean
Petrozzino has not yet been named as a suspect in the case, but police
have named him a person of interest and believe he is armed and
dangerous and possibly headed to south Florida.
Sean (right) reportedly moved back home with his parents last week after breaking up with his wife Cynthia (left)
Sean
and his great Dane moved back in with his parents last week after
separating from his wife. The former couple's home in Georgia is
allegedly in foreclosure.
Sean
is also a quadruple amputee after a teenage bout with bacterial
meningitis. In 2000, he underwent 13 surgeries to remove the infection
which resulted in the loss of both his legs and he only has part of one
hand left. He is able to walk with the use of prosthetic limbs.
'I've
known Sean since he was 16 years old,' mother in law Cathleen Horne
told the Sentinel. 'This just seems bizarre. It seems like a bad dream.'
'We met Sean about a week-and-a-half ago,' neighbor Richard
Ellwood told My Fox Orlando. 'He was introduced to me by Nancy as their
son.'
Mr Ellwood went on to describe the couple as nice people who had lived in the neighborhood for several years.
'It's difficult to imagine someone who would have that much rage, whoever did this,' he told WKMG.
Before their deaths, Mr Petrozzino worked at Walt Disney World and his wife worked as a teacher at Andover Elementary School.
Anyone with information about the son's whereabouts are being asked to call a Crimeline at 800-423-TIPS.
Above,
the scene of the 'suspicious' deaths in Orange County. The bodies of Mr
and Mrs Petrozzino were located after the principal at the school where
Mrs Petrozzino taught second grade called 911 when she didn't show up
for work
Orange
County Sheriff's deputies are now looking for the couple's son Sean
Petrozzino, 30 (left and center) as a person of interest. They say he
may be driving a red Toyota with a license plate number 112VZY. Pictured
with his father, far right
Sean
became a quadruple amputee at the age of 16 after a bout with bacterial
meningitis. Pictured as a teen battling the infection in 2000, next to
his mother
Sean
Petrozzino (left and center) is considered armed and dangerous and may
be headed towards south Florida. Pictured with his mother (second right)
and father (far right)
Authorities
have not yet said how the couple died. Above, Sean Petrozzino is seen
with his father in this picture posted to Facebook
Sean pictured above with his mother in another photo posted to Facebook
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