Ahmad Jihad Bojeh, 29, was arrested on January 17, 2026, by the Osceola County Sheriff's Office and charged with three counts of first-degree murder with a firearm. The killings occurred around 12:13 p.m. at 296 Indian Point Circle in the Indian Point subdivision near Kissimmee, Florida, when deputies responded to reports of gunshots and found three adult males dead in front of a rental home from apparent gunshot wounds.
The victims were Douglas Joseph Kraft, 68, of Columbus, Ohio; Robert Lewis Kraft, 70, of Holland, Michigan; and James John Puchan, 69, of Galena, Ohio. They were tourists visiting Central Florida for a car auction and staying at an Airbnb next door to Bojeh's residence. Sheriff Christopher Blackmon described the act as "horrific and senseless," stating there was no ongoing threat to the community after Bojeh's quick apprehension.
Witnesses saw Bojeh fleeing toward his house at 298 Indian Point Circle, and deputies quickly detained him. Surveillance video captured him dressed in black, pulling a handgun from his hoodie, and firing repeatedly.
A search of Bojeh's home turned up firearms matching the .45 and .380 caliber casings found at the scene, along with clothing that fit witness descriptions. When officers tried to take a blood sample, Bojeh fought them, cursing and hurling slurs as he resisted.
This is not Bojeh's first brush with violence. Back in May 2021, he was charged with attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery, and criminal mischief after opening fire on a person and random vehicles at a Wawa gas station in Kissimmee.
A judge found Bojeh not guilty by reason of insanity in 2022, letting him out under the condition he get outpatient mental health treatment and stay away from firearms. Yet he still had guns in his house. Since 2004, deputies have been called to his address 41 times, with 16 of those calls involving Bojeh directly.
Bojeh now sits in the Osceola County Jail with no bond. His case has once again exposed the failures of Florida's insanity defense and mental health system. Attorney General James Uthmeier blasted State Attorney Monique Worrell's office for letting Bojeh walk free after his last violent crime, while Worrell tried to shift blame to the courts and called for more mental health funding.
Three Americans, simply enjoying a vacation, are dead because violent offenders keep getting released under flimsy excuses. This is what happens when open borders and soft-on-crime policies let threats grow unchecked, putting innocent lives at risk while radicals work to tear down law enforcement.