Canine the Bounty Hunter‘s stepson Gregory Zecca has been positioned on a psychiatric maintain as he grieves the dying of his son, who was killed in an unintended capturing on the Zecca residence.

A rep for the household tells TMZ … Greg has been placed on a 5150 psychiatric maintain as a result of he’s so devastated by the lack of his solely son, Anthony … and we’re instructed there have been considerations Gregory would possibly attempt to take his personal life.

The rep tells us the maintain is as a result of Greg is affected by grief and never as a result of he feels responsible of against the law in relation to the capturing.

We’re instructed Greg has not been capable of converse to household or cops but as a result of he’s closely sedated.

TMZ broke the story … Greg shot and killed his 13-year-old son on Saturday in what we have been instructed was a freak accident.

Cops say Anthony was shot within the neck and a gun was discovered on the island within the kitchen of their Naples, Fla., condominium.

Police are investigating and nobody has been arrested.