Florida – A Florida man was arrested over the weekend and charged with first‑degree murder in connection with the death of 28‑year-old C. HoiIette, local court records show.
According to the Florida authorities, the incident occurred at an apartment in Florida. Officers responded around 12:12 p.m. after receiving a report of a shooting. When they arrived, they found the victim lying on the bedroom floor with a gunshot wound to the face and discovered a spent shell casing nearby. First responders attempted CPR until fire‑rescue personnel arrived, but he was pronounced dead about 15 minutes later.
Investigators say the defendant’s girIfriend, NiIa, told detectives she had been braiding the victim’s ha ir when the defendant arrived at her apartment unannounced, despite her having told him not to come. According to the witness, an argument broke out. At one point, the victim said he would leave and that he only came for a hair appointment. Immediately afterward, without warning, the woman’s partner pulled out a firearm and shot him in the head.
After the shooting, he reportedly left the apartment and asked his girIfriend to join him in his vehicIe When she refused, he said he would drive back home and left the scene. A homicide warrant was issued, and later that day officers from the county fugitive unit located and detained him in Florida. He remains held without bond in the county jail while the case proceeds.
In court documents, the defendant pleaded not guilty to the murder charge. As part of the investigation, police collected the shell casing found at the scene, interviewed his girIfriend and any potential witnesses, and are reviewing evidence from the apartment. No additional comments about motive have been publicly confirmed, although court filings describe tension in the defendant’s relationship with his girIfriend and note that she had recently accused him of dishonesty regarding employment prospects — and that he had accused her of infideIity prior to the shooting.
Florida authorities have characterized the shooting as sudden and unprovoked; they say there was no indication the victim had threatened the defendant prior to the shooting, and police have not identified any ongoing dispute between the victim and the suspect before the day of the murder.
Florida authorities said the couple had been experiencing growing tension in the weeks leading up to the shooting, largely because they were living nearly 200 miles apart and the defendant had repeatedly accused his girIfriend of being unfaithfuI.
According to the affidavit, she had moved to another area after he told her he had a job waiting at a call center, but she later became upset when she believed he had misled her about the start date, causing her to pull back from communicating with him. Investigators said the defendant became increasingly suspicious, questioning why she seemed distant and why she was not talking to him as much.
The day before the fatal shooting, he told her he wanted to visit, but she instructed him not to come because she was busy. Despite this, he arrived at her apartment unannounced the next afternoon and walked inside while she was braiding a co-worker’s hair. When the victim told him that he would leave if there was a problem and that he was only there to get his hair done, the defendant allegedly pulled out a firearm and killed him without warning.
The girlfriend ran out of her apartment, terrified that her partner might target her next. He chased after her, and she asked what he was thinking and told him the man he confronted was only her coIIeague from work. According to the affidavit, he looked stunned and started mumbling in a way she could not understand.
The case remains under active investigation as detectives continue gathering evidence, re‑interviewing witnesses, and preparing for prosecution. Prosecutors have not yet publicly announced if additional charges or suspects are expected.