Whitmore, who turned himself in to authorities 36 hours after the incident, had reportedly been involved in a heated argument with one of the deceased.
Victims earlier in the evening. Court documents indicate the dispute may have stemmed from an ongoing personal conflict,
Though investigators have yet to determine the exact catalyst for the violence. What has emerged, however, are troubling revelations about.
The suspect’s past—including a juvenile arrest record that was sealed but reportedly involved weapons charges, and multiple school suspensions for violent behavior.
Perhaps most controversially, several sources confirm that Whitmore’s father, Deputy Sheriff Mark Whitmore, had personally intervened in at least two previous incidents involving his son,
including one where he allegedly persuaded local officers not to press charges following a physical altercation at a convenience store.