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Estranged husband who killed wife's new boyfriend identified, sheriff says
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The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is investigating after they said an estranged husband shot his wife's new boyfriend in a murder-suicide.
The murder-suicide happened Wednesday morning at a home in a Valrico neighborhood, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister stated in a press conference.
Deputies reportedly learned of the situation after receiving calls from a woman saying her husband, 51-year-old Philip Cordova, was threatening to shoot her new boyfriend. Soon after, first responders received a call from the couple's 12-year-old son, who was hiding upstairs in a closet.
"Daddy just broke in the house," the 12-year-old said, according to Chronister.
"At the same time, emergency call-takers on the estranged wife's phone hear her husband tell he new boyfriend, 'I'm going to kill you,' and then hear several gunshots," Chronister added.
Deputies arrived at the home located on Drake Elm Drive less than 10 minutes after the calls. As they pulled up, Chronister said they saw a vehicle fully engulfed in flames and a man on fire lying on the ground with a gun a few feet away.
When deputies went inside the home, they found the wife's new boyfriend shot multiple times, Chronister said.
"Matter of fact, safe to say executed," Chronister shared.
Deputies were able to find the wife and her 12-year-old son before escorting them safely out of the home.