The State Attorney filed intent to seek the death penalty in a Florida case of shooting people outside of a pharmacy.
The defendant is accused of shooting two people multiple times outside of a pharmacy store near TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach on March 14, 2026. The victims died from their injuries at the hospital.
Christian Barrios ran away from the scene and led law enforcement on a chase into Nassau County, where he was arrested.
State Attorney R.J. Larizza filed the notice of intent to seek the death penalty against defendant Christian Barrios. The St. Johns County Grand Jury previously indicted him on two counts of First-Degree Murder.
The case was investigated by the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office, Florida Highway Patrol, and the Florida Department of Agriculture Law Enforcement. Assistant State Attorney Sarah Thomas is the prosecutor assigned to the case.
