HILLIARD, Fla. (WFLA) — Three girls had been killed in a triple capturing in Nassau County, Florida, Thursday evening, with solely just a little lady surviving the violence.
The Nassau County Sheriff’s Workplace stated it received a name at round 8 p.m. Thursday a few capturing at a home on West twelfth Avenue in Hillard.
“Deputies responded to the residence and tried to make contact with anybody inside,” Sheriff Invoice Leeper stated. “We received no response. 13:10 They tried to look by way of open home windows to see if there have been any indicators of individuals inside. As they checked the entrance door, they discovered it to be unlocked, so that they opened the door and introduced who they had been and known as out for anybody, however received no response.”
The sheriff stated that when deputies entered the house, they discovered a deceased lady within the residing room-dining room space, one other deceased lady in a hallway toilet, and a 3rd lady useless within the bed room throughout the corridor.
Deputies additionally discovered suspect Christopher Bobby Rowell, 34, mendacity in a pool of blood in the lounge with a black “SKS-style 7.62 caliber assault rifle” subsequent to him.
“It seems the shooter first shot the feminine in the lounge, eating room space, then shot the feminine within the toilet, after which shot the feminine within the bed room,” Leeper stated. “He ultimately returned to the lounge the place he shot himself within the head.”
In line with the sheriff, a 5-year-old lady who was additionally within the dwelling escaped the carnage due to one of many victims placing her in a rest room for security.
“She heard a shot, she got here down the hallway, and seen [the] feminine on the ground,” Leeper stated. “One other feminine grabbed her, took her into the lavatory, and that feminine was shot. And one other feminine within the bed room throughout the hallway was shot. The kid was capable of, uh, there’s another issues I am not going to place out proper now. We are going to later, however she received out, ran throughout the road to a neighbor’s home, banged on the door, instructed them what had occurred, they usually known as 911.”
The entire events concerned had been stated to be associated. Leeper stated the little lady is now protected with different relations, however she is significantly traumatized.
“The 5-year-old was in shock, naturally,” he stated. “She’s a really sturdy little lady. Very courageous. Stunning lady. She’s with different family members presently. So she’s protected, however she was traumatized.”
Rowell had a slight pulse when deputies discovered him, however Leeper stated he’s now clinically useless and may have his organs harvested.
“It is heartbreaking and completely, completely was pointless,” Leeper stated.
