Family members reported that the three men killed in the Florida shooting were attending a car show in Central Florida, including two men from Ohio.
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News Center 7 reported before At approximately 12:15 p.m., the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office in Florida received a call of shots fired near the 200 block of Indian Point Circle in Kissimmee.
Three men were killed in the shooting: brothers Douglas Kraft, 68, of Columbus, and Robert Kraft, 69, of Holland, Michigan, and friend James John Puchnan of Columbus.
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According to our sister station WFTV 9 in Florida, family members of the victims said the three men rented an Airbnb in Kissimmee to attend the Mecum Car Show with their brother and old friends.
According to investigators, the victim was waiting for a new rental car when his original car broke down toward the end of his trip when the shooting occurred.
The suspect in the shooting, who has a history of mental health issues, was found not guilty by reason of insanity after allegedly shooting at a car and injuring a man at a Wawa gas station in 2021.
Court records show Bojeh was ordered to receive treatment at Park Place Behavioral Mental Health Facility.
Berger, who was released from prison eight months ago in 2023, attended all required appointments, got a job at McDonald’s and took his prescribed medications, according to Berger’s case manager.
The court ordered Bojeh not to possess any firearms or use them, and he must live with his parents at their home on Indian Pointe Circle, WFTV 9 reported.
Investigators said they found two firearms at Berger’s home after executing a search warrant in connection with Saturday’s shooting.
Investigators are still trying to determine whether the recovered guns were the ones used in the shooting.
“I can tell you he’s been a constant threat to that community,” Osceola County Sheriff Christopher Blackmon said.
Blackmon said at a news conference that officers responded to Berger’s Indian Circle home multiple times.
“These three wonderful people did not deserve to be treated like this. Our family has faced an unexpected and unimaginable loss that cannot be described in words.” the victims’ families said in a statement.
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