Two YouTubers suffered a break-in by the hands of a armed fan. Gavin Free, former inventive director of Rooster Teeth, and Twitch streamer and cosplayer Meg Turney, hid of their closet from an armed assailant who was later killed in a confrontation with police.
The assailant, Christopher Giles, who was described by police as “single, lonely, and disturbed” had “developed a fondness” for Turney, and a resentment for her accomplice, Free. He drove 11 hours from Albuquerque to Austin, earlier than breaking into the couple’s home at round three:40 am on January 26. The couple had been woken up by the noise of a gunshot and a breaking window.
The pair hid in a closet and known as the police, as Giles searched their residence for them. After he was unable to search out them, he left the property, however was found by the authorities as he tried to again out of the driveway. A shot was fired from contained in the automotive, and one police officer returned hearth. Giles was pronounced lifeless on the scene – in accordance with a preliminary postmortem, he dedicated suicide, however this has not but been confirmed.
Court paperwork state that “it was apparent that Giles’ sole intent was to cause harm to someone. Giles’ phone contained “more than 1000 notes” concerning the couple, one in every of which learn that “I want Gavin Free to die alone, with no children.” Neither Free nor Turney had been harmed within the incident.
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