Patrick David Denney, 60, of Clearwater, Florida, was found dead from a gunshot wound to the head at a residence on Illinois Road on August 19, 2025. Deputies responded just after 1 a.m. after a 911 caller reported a loud noise and a woman saying she had a gun. Denney was pronounced dead at the scene at 1538 Illinois Road in unincorporated Clearwater.

Investigators documented signs someone had tried to clean up the scene. A woman who lived at the address, Amanda Leigh Tenney, 38, appeared freshly showered and had blood transfer on her face, legs, and feet, and deputies noted bloody footprints inside. A .45-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun and two spent .45 casings were recovered, and a Zastava pistol was also seized. A .45-caliber projectile was later recovered inside a neighbor’s home; a bullet hole was found in a window and the fence line between properties.

Authorities described Tenney and Denney as having had a romantic, previously intimate relationship. Tenney was detained the night of August 19 and initially arrested on firearms charges; on September 16, 2025, detectives added a charge of first-degree murder. The investigation remains active. If anyone knew Patrick Denney or has information about that night, please come forward.