** Updated: As of Sunday evening, the third suspect has turned himself in to police. One suspect remains at large. **
Around 3:30 this morning, my aunt and uncle received a call from the chief of police in Mobile, Ala., to tell them that they'd identified four suspects (ages 18 to 20) in the murder of my cousin Kyser.
As long as I'd been hoping that this would happen, I was still surprised to hear it today. Since I'd just posted the note from Uncle Ben recently, it had all been even more on my mind than usual, since reading and re-reading his letter took me back to the awful first days after it happened.
They've captured two of the suspects, and two are still at large. At this point, they are considering it likely a botched robbery attempt, but I'm sure there is much more information still to come. At least, I hope so. Here's the link to the news story.
What possesses four young men to do what they allegedly did? What kind of upbringing did they have? If it WAS a robbery, why didn't they turn around and run when they realized that someone was home? WHY DID THEY HAVE TO KILL HIM? Kyser never stood a chance against four men with guns. I'm sick to my stomach all over again.
I'm grateful to the Mobile Police Department for continuing to work the case, and I'm grateful to all of you for your continued thoughts and prayers for our family.
