Police say a 51-year-old woman was killed in a brutal daylight attack outside a Chevron gas station, leaving a community shaken and searching for answers.
Authorities have charged 40-year-old Rolbert Jaochin, a Haitian illegal immigrant, in connection with the killing.
According to court records, the victim was found by first responders just after 7:20 a.m., lying in a pool of blood near the convenience store entrance. She was not breathing and was pronounced dead at the scene minutes later.
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Investigators say Jaochin was seen outside the store holding a mallet and a knife before the attack, striking the windshield of a nearby SUV.
Moments later, he allegedly turned on the victim.
A witness told police the woman had just stepped outside when she was struck in the head, causing her to fall. Authorities say she was then hit multiple additional times while defenseless.
The weapon was described as a metal mallet with a blue rubber handle.
Police said the victim was unarmed and did not pose a threat.
The woman, whose identity has not yet been publicly released, was reportedly a store clerk and the mother of two teenage daughters, according to local outlet Gulf Coast News.
Surveillance footage released by authorities shows the suspect walking near the scene wearing a yellow graphic T-shirt and shorts.
Watch the clip below [GRPHIC CONTENT WARNING]:
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Video shows the moment Rolbert Joachin, an illegal from Haiti, brutally beat a woman to DEATH with a hammer in Florida.
This illegal alien was let into the U.S. under Biden and given Temporary Protected Status.
DEPORT THEM ALLhttps://t.co/3WwokP2LTs https://t.co/iRDxlPj8N2
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) April 7, 2026
Officials say Jaochin is a Haitian national who entered the United States in August 2022 and was later granted Temporary Protected Status, according to the Department of Homeland Security. His immigration status and release into the country during the Biden administration are now expected to be part of the broader public and political debate surrounding the case.
The investigation remains ongoing.
More over at The New York Post:
Haitian illegal immigrant bludgeons mother-of-two to death with hammer outside Florida gas station in broad daylight https://t.co/nPKPkZLFRU pic.twitter.com/W9NZBbkmor
— New York Post (@nypost) April 8, 2026
