A Florida man is accused of fatally beating two men and injuring a woman with a baseball bat, while a 10-year-old boy called police from a nearby room, according to multiple reports.
Ezekiel Emanuel Hopkins, 34, allegedly broke into John and Lisa Savey’s Windermere home property Thursday night by driving his vehicle to a door at the entrance. He then attempted to steal a car before the couple stopped him, according to Windermere Police Chief David Ogden and local affiliate Fox 35 Orlando.
“He attacked John Savey, leaving him dead outside the residence. The defendant entered the residence and attacked Lisa Savey who had retired to her home,” Ogden said during a related press conference. “The defendant also attacked John and Lisa Savey’s son, James Savey, leaving him dead inside the house.”
All the while, John and Lisa’s grandson, James’ nephew, called 911 from a bathroom where his grandmother had ordered him to hide, the outlet reported.
“I don’t think the family has been attacked,” said Ogden. “I think he was just trying to find another vehicle to steal because he had seen some police officers some time before looking at him.”
Hopkins was discovered inside another bathroom, without responding after police suspected he was drinking chlorine, according to the report.
He was taken to a nearby hospital and charged with murder and aggravated assault.
The woman was seriously injured and was rushed to an area hospital, the newspaper reported.
“Words can’t really describe what we want to say to the family,” said Ogden. “It is a horrible situation.”
