Father and son are beaten to death by burglar with a baseball bat as 10-year-old grandson calls 911 and locks himself in bathroom

Daily Mail ^ | 7/31/20

[Altura Ct.]

Ezekiel Hopkins, 34, faces charges of murder and aggravated assault Hopkins is accused of bludgeoning to death John Savey, 61, and injuring his wife, Lisa, and also killing their 30-year-old son, James Police in Florida say the couple confronted Hopkins as he was trying to steal their car

John and Lisa's 10-year-old grandson called 911 to report the attack and hid in the bathroom

Hopkins was hospitalized after possibly ingesting bleach before police arrived

Court records in Orange County indicate that Hopkins has a prior history of arrests on felony charges dating back to at least 2009.

He was previously convicted of violating a protection order, resisting an officer and tampering with evidence.

In 2012, Hopkins was acquitted of battery and aggravated stalking.

According to his LinkedIn page, John Savey had served as managing partner at Longview Outdoor Advertising Company for the past 20 years. A man has been accused of beating to death a Florida homeowner and his adult son with a baseball bat while trying to steal a car.

Officers were summoned to a home in the 2900 block of Sunbittern Court in Windemere on Thursday night after getting a 911 call from the slain homeowner's 10-year-old grandson reporting a violent burglary in progress.

A dispatcher instructed the child to hide in a bathroom until police arrived. The boy was unharmed.

The suspect, identified as Ezekiel Hopkins, 34, was found inside another bathroom in the victim's home.

A preliminary investigation has revealed that Hopkins was allegedly trying to steal

a vehicle at around 11pm when he was confronted by the owners, John and Lisa Savey, both aged 61, reported WFTV.

Police said the intruder bludgeoned John to death with a baseball bat, then chased his wife into the house and attacked her as well, inflicting serious injuries.

[MinuteGal]

Windemere, Florida is a community in the Orlando metropolitan area.

It has 2855 citizens living in the town.

Median income for families is $106,000. It is 96% white.

Leni

[spacejunkie2001]

and the median income is deceiving because the wealthiest of the wealthy live there

[entropy12]

First I would alert the police with a 911 call about burglary in progress. Then I would take my loaded hand gun with me to confront the thief. But there is really no need to confront because cops in my town respond very quickly. The community we are living in is similar to the referenced community in the news story. Thirdly why people cram junk in their garages which they are unlikely to use again and park cars outside on driveway or street? In my sub-division overnight street parking will get you a stiff fine from HOA.