Police are uncertain why a 21-year-old man murdered his grandparents, a brother and a family friend Wednesday. “It’s horrific...” said Daphne Police Sgt. Jason Vannoy at a Thursday afternoon press conference. “It’s the worst one I’ve seen in 22 years.”
Daphne Police Sgt. Jason Vannoy speaks during a news conference on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, at the Daphne Justice Center. Standing next to him is Baldwin County District Attorney Robert Wilters. .Daphne police are uncertain why a 21-year-old man murdered his grandparents, a brother and a family friend Wednesday following a horrific scenario that played out at the family’s home within a woodsy subdivision in the heart of the city.
Authorities said that Smith-Bracy then went back outside and bludgeoned the other victims with the axe. The killings occurred around 6 p.m. at the longtime home of Leonard and Barbara Smith, and where Smith-Bracy also resided.“He was cooperative in interviews with police, and showed no remorse,” Vannoy said. He said police were uncertain about a motive.
The massacre unfolded hours after Smith-Bracy was first arrested around 9 a.m. for criminal mischief at the house in what Vannoy said was a misdemeanor incident. Smith-Bracy had been accused of damaging a door at the house, which prompted someone to call police, leading to Smith-Bracy’s initial arrest.
The driver of the vehicle, who police did not identify and has not been arrested, was the owner of the gun, described by Vannoy as a “glock pistol.”“The person who drove him in the car, I’m not sure if he used the exact phrasing, out-of-the-blue,” Vannoy said. “Once he heard the shots, he called 911 and drove to a precinct to wait on officers.”
Smith-Bracy does not have any prior criminal arrests, and authorities said they were starting to put together a complicated puzzle as to why he went on a murdering spree.
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