Florida man jailed for shooting and killing real estate agent after being evicted from home
Raymond Reese was arrested in Boca Raton, just north of the street in Coral Springs, where he allegedly shot Sara Michelle Trost.
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A former Florida tenant was charged with the premeditated murder of a British real estate agent , while parked in front of the house where the assailant had reportedly been evicted.
Raymond Reese, 51, was arrested in Boca Raton , just north of the palm tree lined street in Coral Springs, where allegedly shot Sara Michelle Trost, of 40 years, several times the 23 December around noon, while she was sat behind the wheel of his Jeep getting ready to show the house on the 5700 block of Northwest 40 th Court to another tenant.
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Reese was charged with first degree murder, according to the sheriff’s department and booked into the Broward County Jail on Friday.
The police did not reveal what was the motive for the murder, but the neighbors say that Reese lived in the house and was upset, because they forced him to leave.
They think she mistakenly thought Trost was the owner of the house.
“There was a disgruntled tenant who was evicted. She was sitting in her car, ”Donna Smith, who lives in the area, told WPLG Local 10.
Trost, who orphaned a young daughter, was originally from Southend, Essex, England and openly preached against the armed violence in the United States on his social networks.
He recently posted an anti-gun message on Facebook.
“Australia had an incident. One, they fixed it. UK had an incident. They fixed it. How? With action. Using their brains. It was not difficult for any of the countries to find a viable and successful solution, “Trost shared on Facebook.
” Here in the United States it seems that we start and stop at ‘thoughts and prayers’. It doesn’t seem to be working well. ”
The shooting shook the Florida real estate community.
Trost, Leaving her husband Jason and daughter Avery behind, she moved to the United States from England to dedicate her life to real estate, loved ones said.
The lively broker could be seen on video, promoting her steadfast 1% List, which she promised would revolutionize the real estate business in South Florida.
“1% List will do with real estate, what Amazon has done with retailers, ”he said in the video.
Unfortunately, his business, which started during the summer never took off due to her untimely death.
“For all of us who knew Sara, she was larger than life”, their loved ones wrote on their memorial page.
“There was always a smile on his face and a good word to share. Sara was the most generous and loving person, both with those she knew and with those whose paths crossed hers. ”
She knew Trost would pay the customer’s grocery bill in front of her at the checkout line if she saw them struggling, according to the post.
She also volunteered at the local animal rescue center.
