The victims in the Lake Forest homicide were the grandparents, brother and family friend of the suspected shooter.
) - Daphne Police have released many new details about what happened at a Lake Forest home Wednesday night, February 22, 2023 that left four people dead. A grandmother, grandfather and brother to the suspect all shot or bludgeoned, along with a family friend.
Neighbors heard gunfire Wednesday night and called police. When officers arrived at 123 Melanie Loop, they found 80-year-old Leonard Smith bludgeoned to death inside a bedroom. In the back yard, his wife, 72-year-old Barbara Smith, family friend, 71-year-old Sheila Glover and grandson, 27-year-old Jeremy Smith were also found, dead.
Investigators said 21-year-old Jared Smith was in the driveway but ran to nearby woods and hid when police arrived. He was taken into custody a short time later. The gun and pickax found nearby. “What came out of that interview, and we don’t have any evidence to refute that statement, is that he had no idea what was going to go on,” Vannoy said. “As soon as he pulled up in front of that house, the offender got out, grabbed a gun that was in the car that did not belong to him and entered the house with that gun.”
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