Carla Rogner of WBNS 10TV says families in Ohio and Michigan are now trying to understand how a weekend trip for a car show turned into a sudden, violent loss.
In her report, Carla Rogner explains that authorities in Osceola County, near Orlando, are calling the killings “random,” which only makes it harder to process for the people left behind.
These weren’t strangers wandering into a risky place looking for trouble, according to the families.
Carla Rogner reports they were visitors who came for the Mecum car show in Kissimmee, staying at an Airbnb, planning to enjoy the event and then head home.
Instead, she says, they were shot and killed outside the rental property in broad daylight.
And the families’ message, as Carla Rogner relays it, is painfully clear: they believe this attack came out of nowhere.
Who The Victims Were, And Why They Were There
Carla Rogner identifies the three men killed as Robert Kraft, 70, of Holland, Michigan; Douglas Kraft, 68, of Columbus; and James Puchan, 68, of Galena, Ohio.
She describes them as longtime friends, and in the case of the Krafts, brothers traveling together.
In the report, Carla Rogner says the families shared a photo of the men, putting faces and names to the tragedy instead of letting it stay a headline.
She also says the families confirmed they were in Florida specifically for the Mecum car show, and the Airbnb was simply where they were staying during the trip.
That detail matters, because it puts their presence there in the most ordinary category possible: a short getaway built around a shared interest.
Carla Rogner reports the families said there were no known interactions between the men and the person accused of killing them before the shooting.
That point is repeated in the family statement Carla Rogner shares, and it’s the backbone of why they call it “random.”
If there was no dispute, no argument, no warning, then it’s the kind of violence that feels like it could have happened to anyone.
And that’s exactly why stories like this leave a community shaken long after the scene is cleared.
What The Sheriff Says Happened Outside The Airbnb
Carla Rogner reports Osceola County investigators say the shooting happened around noon on Saturday outside the vacation rental in Kissimmee.
She says the sheriff explained the men were dealing with car trouble and were outside the property waiting for assistance to arrive.
According to Carla Rogner, the sheriff’s version of events is that while they waited, the suspect – who lived next door – came at them and opened fire.
Carla Rogner cites Sheriff Christopher Blackmon, who described the attack as having no real “conflict” behind it.
In Carla Rogner’s account, Blackmon says, “There was no conflict between these people… just random,” and that the person living next door “happened” to be the one who carried it out.
That description hits hard because it paints the victims as stationary targets, standing outside a rental, stuck in a boring inconvenience, not doing anything that should put them in danger.
Car trouble is supposed to mean frustration and delay.
Not a life-or-death situation.
Carla Rogner also reports that the families said the men were “being observed from a distance” by someone they did not know, which adds a chilling layer to an already awful timeline.
And when the families say there were no prior interactions, it suggests they didn’t even realize someone was watching them until it was too late.
The Suspect And The Case Authorities Are Building
Carla Rogner reports the suspect is Ahmad Jihad Bojeh, 29, and she says he is accused of shooting and killing all three men.
She states he was arrested roughly an hour after the shooting, inside his house next door.
Carla Rogner reports Bojeh is charged with three counts of first-degree murder, and she notes he appeared in court Sunday morning.
In that courtroom moment, Carla Rogner says he did not speak and kept his head down.
That small detail doesn’t answer anything, but it does underline how quickly a case moves from a neighborhood street to a judge, and then into the long grind of the legal system.
Carla Rogner also says deputies recovered two firearms, and investigators are working to determine whether those guns are connected to the shooting.
That part matters too, because it signals that the evidence gathering isn’t finished, even though the suspect is already in custody.
From the way Carla Rogner tells it, law enforcement believes they stopped a dangerous situation from spreading further.
She reports Sheriff Blackmon said deputies responded so quickly that they “flushed” the suspect back into his house and kept him from staying out in public, where more people could have been hurt.
That’s a terrifying “what if,” because it suggests investigators believe there were other potential victims nearby, simply because the area was active and people were out.
It also highlights something most people don’t think about until a crisis happens: response time can change the number of families grieving.
A History That Raises Hard Questions
Carla Rogner emphasizes that even though the sheriff calls this shooting “random,” the suspect wasn’t unknown to law enforcement.
She reports Sheriff Blackmon said Bojeh had been “a threat to that neighborhood all the time.”
That’s an intense thing for a sheriff to say at a press conference, because it implies a pattern – something residents may have felt, noticed, or worried about long before this weekend.
Carla Rogner backs that up with an example from 2021.
She reports there is video from that year in which deputies said Bojeh was firing at cars at a gas station parking lot.
Then Carla Rogner adds the key legal twist: court records show he was found not guilty by reason of insanity in that earlier case.
That detail is going to stick with people, because it naturally raises the question the public always asks after a tragedy: what was the system supposed to do next?
Carla Rogner doesn’t try to answer that in the report, and she can’t, because those are complicated legal and mental health questions.
But it’s impossible not to notice the tension.
When a sheriff says someone was a “threat” for a long time, and the record shows prior incidents, people will wonder what barriers existed – legal, medical, procedural – that kept it from being resolved before lives were lost.
That doesn’t mean anyone can predict the future.
It does mean the community will likely demand a clearer explanation of how a person with that kind of history ends up living next door to short-term visitors in a rental neighborhood, and then allegedly commits a triple homicide.
The word “random” may describe the lack of a personal dispute.
But it doesn’t erase the fact that the suspect’s past, as Carla Rogner reports it, wasn’t exactly invisible.
The Families’ Message, And The Space They’re Asking For
Carla Rogner shares a statement from the families that reads like the kind of thing people write when they don’t even know where to start.
They confirm the deaths of husbands, fathers, grandfathers, uncles, brothers, and friends, and they name each man: Douglas Kraft, Robert Kraft, and James Puchan.
They describe the trip as something shared with brothers and longtime friends, built around the Mecum car show, and they say the men were staying at an Airbnb while visiting.
They also describe the moment before the attack – waiting for help after rental car trouble and preparing to travel home – which makes the whole thing feel even more senseless.
The families say they had no known interactions with the accused before the event, and they say the men were “approached and senselessly murdered.”
In Carla Rogner’s report, they call it a “random, tragic act,” and they say the loss is “unexpected” and “unimaginable.”
They also ask for privacy, prayers, and respect as they begin grieving.
That request matters, because in cases like this, attention can become its own burden.
Families have to live inside the tragedy while strangers debate it from a distance.
Carla Rogner also reports they expressed gratitude for the quick response of law enforcement and the agencies assisting with the investigation.
That doesn’t fix anything, of course.
But it shows the families are trying to cling to the small mercies that exist in a situation where almost everything feels cruel.
The lasting heartbreak here is the sheer normalcy of how it began.
A car show trip.
A rented place to sleep.
A delay because a vehicle wouldn’t cooperate.
And then, as Carla Rogner reports it, sudden gunfire from next door.
If you’re looking for a clean lesson, there isn’t one.
Sometimes the only honest takeaway is the ugliest one: random violence doesn’t ask permission, and it doesn’t come with a warning label.
A former park ranger and wildlife conservationist, Lisa’s passion for survival started with her deep connection to nature. Raised on a small farm in northern Wisconsin, she learned how to grow her own food, raise livestock, and live off the land. Lisa is our dedicated Second Amendment news writer and also focuses on homesteading, natural remedies, and survival strategies. Lisa aims to help others live more sustainably and prepare for the unexpected.
