KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Less than two weeks before a man armed with a semi-automatic rifle opened fire from inside his burning home, wounding a neighbor and taking aim at first responders, the 41-year old posted several YouTube videos showing prior confrontations he had with his neighbors, new records show.Elijah Marcus Smith died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to authorities.
Osceola County sheriff’s deputies found his body inside his Strathmore Circle home that was nearly destroyed by fire.According to an investigative report detailing the April 20 incident, video from a neighbor’s surveillance cameras showed muzzle flashes emerging from a second story window of Smith’s home at 4:20 a.m.