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He used the same magazine, just put it back in the gun. RW and MW didn’t stop him because they were still in the truck they arrived in.
Thank you for joining us at WS @Katerz. I'm very sorry for your community and how you must feel seeing your friend in a horrible situation.
I've read RW's arrest affidavit and consolidated the information for my own clarity below. I don't know TJ or anybody like him but I am really struggling with the idea that he could control 3 men in the dark of night, who according to RW's account, seemingly waited their turn to die.
I have a hard time believing that RW and MW sat in the truck and when RW finally got out of the truck, everybody was dead.
I'm not comfortable asking questions directly-- especially about sibling relationships but appreciate any insight you can add to help me understand how this horrific event went down. Thanks.
From the Arrest Affidavits:
It's about a 6-minute drive from the Dollar General Store to the crime scene via Hwy 98W from Hwy 27.
After Robert left Dollar General, he turned and was driving East of Lake Streety Rd with passengers TJ and Mary. He passed Brandon and Keven (White 2004 Ford F150), and Damion (Red 1993 Chev S10) traveling westbound.
After passing the two trucks, Robert made a U-turn, as did Damion.
Damion stopped in the roadway with his driver window adjacent to the F150 driver window. Keven was driving and Brandon was seated as passenger.
Robert, TJ, and Mary pulled up directly behind Keven and Brandon (F150).
According to Robert:
TJ got out on the passenger side as Brandon got out of the passenger side shining a flashlight at TJ.
Brandon was reaching behind the seat when TJ started yelling "What are you reaching for," and rushed Brandon, pushing him into the open passenger door, pulling a gun from his waistband, yelling "Where is Keven."
Observing Keven seated on the driver's side, TJ walked behind the F150 to the driver's side window yelling over and over "Where's my truck" while pointing the gun at Brandon.
Keven is repeating he doesn't know where TJ's truck is, and Damion is telling TJ to put the gun down.
TJ reaches through the open driver's window and punches Keven in the face, and begins firing into the cab of the F150, spins around and begins firing into the cab of Damion's Chev truck.
Robert states that after the first shot was fired, he got out of the truck and ran towards TJ to try to stop him but the shooting was done before he could get to him.
TJ starts repeating "Where is it" and before Robert can begin searching the ground for an unknown object, TJ opened the driver's door of the F150 and Keven fell out of the truck to the ground as did the firearm magazine.
Robert told TJ the magazine was on the ground and to pick it up.
TJ asked Robert to help him put Damion inside the bed of the Chev truck, and Robert helped him as requested.
Mary never got out of the truck during the incident.
Robert and TJ got back inside their truck. Robert turned the truck around and began to drive East on Lake Streety Road with TJ and Mary.
As Robert was driving, TJ began to dismantle the gun and throw pieces outside the window towards Lake Sweety.
They drove to McDonalds in Lake Wales, Fl before returning to their residence.
Robert went to the car wash on Saturday morning and washed the clay from the vehicle he was driving on Friday night.
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The only thing I believe is that Damion pleaded for TJ to put the gun down. I believe Damion pleaded for all of their lives.
Although I think TJ probably responsible for shooting all 3 victims, I think they were probably held up by Robert or Mary at gunpoint while TJ was raging with Keven. I don't believe TJ could control Keven, Brandon, and Damion all by himself and needed help from Robert or Mary to hold them up.
I don't believe Robert sat inside the truck until the first shot fired as he described.
It was very dark. Brandon had the flashlight. Brandon knew TJ had a gun.
If TJ approached and/or rushed Brandon first as stated by Robert, I think Brandon would have fought TJ and tried to get the gun away from him.
No way was Brandon going to sit and wait to be shot up. Brandon was going to go down fighting.
Brandon's body was found on the ground directly north of the F150. He did not get there being fired upon inside the truck cab as described by Robert.
Same with Damion. If TJ fired into the Chev cab, he would not have needed to be moved to the truck bed.
Keven's body was found directly south of the F150 -- that would be behind the truck and not outside the driver's door as Robert described Keven falling from when the driver's door opened.
MOO