The 13-year-old grandson of Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman, Anthony, has died following an accidental shooting.
“We are grieving as a family over this incomprehensible tragic accident and would ask for continued prayers as we grieve the loss of our beloved grandson, Anthony,” Dog and his wife, Francie Chapman, said in a Sunday, July 20, statement to TMZ.
According to the outlet, local law enforcement officers in Naples, Florida, responded to a call about a shooting on Saturday, July 19. Police officers told TMZ that they believed it was an “isolated incident” and there has not yet been any arrest in connection to the case.
Anthony is the son of Francie’s child from a previous marriage, Gregory Zecca. Francie and Dog got married in 2021 after the deaths of their respective first spouses.
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“It was a very emotional and very happy day for both of them,” a source exclusively told Us Weekly in September 2021. “Francie looked incredible in her dress.”
Dog previously told Us how special the pair’s nuptials would be.
“I have a large family and most of them are going to be here for it. I love all my kids and it’s going to be great to have so many people here to celebrate,” Dog told Us in August 2021. “We’ve spent so long on this to ensure it’s going to be just perfect and believe me, nothing is going to get in the way of us.”
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Dog is a father of 13. He shares son Christopher with Debbie White, sons Duane Lee II and Leeland with ex-wife Fonda Sue Darnell, and sons Wesley, James Robert and the late Zebadiah with ex-wife Anne Tegnell, as well as children Tucker, Lyssa and the late Barbara with ex-wife Lyssa Rae Brittain. Dog also shared daughters Bonnie and Cecily and son Garry with late wife Beth Chapman, who died in 2019 at the age of 51 after a battle with cancer. The reality TV star later revealed in 2023 that he recently discovered that he fathered a son named Jon.
“For the last four years, this day was a terrible reminder of one of the greatest losses of my life,” Dog wrote via Instagram in June 2023, referring to the fourth anniversary of Beth’s death. “But God redeemed this day when I discovered my son Jon, who I just met recently, was born on this day. So now, instead of sorrow, this day has a new meaning. This is my son Jon and his wife Jodi.”
