SPRING HILL, FL. – A 72-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder after the Monday morning shooting at BioSpine in Spring Hill.
According to deputies, just before 10:30 a.m., Hernando County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the BioSpine Institute, located at 7101 Mariner Boulevard in Spring Hill regarding shots fired from within the building.
Operators in the Emergency Communications Center began receiving 9-1-1 calls reporting shots fired, a man in the building with a gun, people running out of the building, people screaming.
Deputies along with Hernando County Fire and Emergency Services were dispatched to the scene.
Within approximately three minutes, deputies began arriving on the scene. The first deputies to arrive on the scene quickly formed an entry team and entered the building in search of the active shooter.
Deputies say they conducted a systematic and methodical search of the premises.
As deputies proceeded through the office to the rear, they located the suspect and the victim in an examination room. The suspect was placed in custody at 10:36 a.m.
The victim, an adult female, was suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The suspect, an adult male, was suffering from a single gunshot wound.
The victim was airlifted to a local trauma center due to the critical nature of her injuries. She was listed in critical condition. The suspect was transported by ambulance to a local trauma center. He was listed in stable condition.
At 12:53 p.m., while in surgery, the victim succumbed to her injuries.
A preliminary investigation revealed the victim and the suspect are members of the same family. The victim is not being identified due to Marsy’s Law.
Deputies say the suspect had a scheduled appointment at the BioSpine Institute and the victim accompanied the suspect to the appointment, at his request.
Stanley Johns, 72, is being charged with Murder in the First Degree/Premeditated/Domestic, and is being held on no bond.
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