A dangerous criminal previously acquitted by reason of insanity has murdered three innocent tourists in cold blood, exposing the deadly consequences of Florida’s broken mental health justice system.
Story Highlights
- Ahmad Jihad Bojeh, 29, executed three elderly tourists outside their Kissimmee rental home in a random, premeditated attack
- Bojeh was acquitted by reason of insanity in 2021 for attempted murder, despite shooting a stranger five times at a gas station
- Sheriff called Bojeh a known neighborhood threat who should never have been free to kill again
- Florida’s Attorney General is pushing for insanity defense reforms following this preventable tragedy
Failed Justice System Enables Triple Murder
On January 17, 2026, Ahmad Jihad Bojeh methodically gunned down three helpless tourists stranded by car trouble outside their Kissimmee rental home. Robert Luis Kraft, 69, Douglas Joseph Kraft, 68, and James Puchan, 68, were murdered in what Osceola County Sheriff Christopher Blackmon called a “cold-blooded, premeditated” execution. The victims, visiting from Michigan and Ohio, had no prior contact with their killer who lived next door.
This senseless slaughter was entirely preventable. In 2021, Bojeh shot a complete stranger five times and fired nine rounds at a car in a Kissimmee gas station parking lot. Despite this clear evidence of violent behavior, he walked free after being acquitted by reason of insanity. The legal system’s failure to protect the public from this dangerous individual directly enabled Friday’s massacre.
Predator Targets Vulnerable Americans
The victims were defenseless tourists who had extended their stay due to vehicle repairs, making them sitting ducks for Bojeh’s calculated attack. Between 12:13 and 12:14 p.m., multiple 911 calls reported gunshots at 296 Indian Point Circle. When deputies arrived at 12:19 p.m., they found three deceased American citizens and watched the killer flee to his residence next door.
Sheriff Blackmon revealed that Bojeh was “a threat to that neighborhood all the time” and described him as a “frequent flier” with law enforcement. Yet this known danger was allowed to remain in the community, living directly adjacent to a short-term rental property where innocent Americans would stay. The sheriff’s admission raises serious questions about why adequate monitoring and intervention weren’t implemented after the 2021 incident.
Insanity Defense Under Fire
Florida’s Attorney General has been pushing for changes to the state’s insanity defense laws, and this tragedy proves exactly why reform is urgently needed. The current system allows violent criminals to escape justice by claiming mental illness, only to be released back into communities where they can strike again. Bojeh’s case demonstrates how this broken legal loophole puts law-abiding citizens at deadly risk.
Bojeh now faces three counts of premeditated murder and is being held without bond. Deputies recovered two firearms from his home, with ballistic testing pending. While he can no longer harm innocent people, the damage is done—three American families have been shattered by a preventable tragedy. This case must serve as a catalyst for immediate legal reforms to ensure dangerous criminals cannot exploit mental health claims to evade accountability and endanger our communities.
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Florida triple murder of 3 tourists was ‘senseless,’ random, sheriff says
Kissimmee triple murder suspect had previous run law enforcement
Osceola Sheriff: Kissimmee triple shooting was random, cold-blooded, premeditated
