Office Of The State Attorney
R.J. Larizza, 7th Judicial Circuit

Office Of The State Attorney
R.J. Larizza, 7th Judicial Circuit

State of Florida v. Christian Joseph Barrios

Press Release | March 31, 2026

DOB: 03/14/1994

Case Number: CF26000376

 

Barrios Indicted on Two Counts of First-Degree Murder

ST. AUGUSTINE โ€“ The St. Johns County Grand Jury heard the case of Christian Barrios today. 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. Barrios ran away from the scene and led law enforcement on a chase into Nassau County, where he was arrested.

The indictment was handed down this morning. The defendant was charged with two counts of First-Degree Murder.

The case was investigated by the St. Johns County Sheriffโ€™s Office with assistance from the Nassau County Sheriffโ€™s Office, Florida Highway Patrol, and the Florida Department of Agriculture Law Enforcement. Managing Assistant State Attorney Sarah Thomas is the prosecutor assigned to the case.

For more information contact:

Haley Harrison |ย Public Information Officer | Office of State Attorney R.J. Larizza, Florida’s Seventh Judicial Circuit | SAOPIO@SAO7.org

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