A tourist from Chile, in a fit of rage, murdered a man with a fire extinguisher at a Florida motel after the victim attempted to calm him during his eviction from the motel, officials reported, per the New York Post. 25-year-old Piero Estefano But-Castillo fatally assaulted 55-year-old Robert Krusinowski at a Quality Inn in Kissimmee, Florida.
But-Castillo recently arrived in the U.S. on a 90-day tourist visa from Chile on Jan. 1, according to Fox35.
He became enraged upon hearing of his eviction from the motel and the victim attempted to calm him down.
Sheriff Marcus Lopez said,
“In an effort to calm him down, our victim … was unarmed, just trying to de-escalate the situation.”
Deputies found the 25-year-old stomping on the injured man. Krusinowski, a longtime resident who assisted with maintenance, sadly suffered fatal head injuries.
The suspect face
“premeditated murder, resisting an officer with violence, battery, and criminal mischief”
charges.
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Enraged tourist beats bystander to death with fire extinguisher in whacked-out Florida motel flap: cops https://t.co/SyG2eALKtG pic.twitter.com/wjgljtm2Ge
— New York Post (@nypost) January 11, 2025