'Life is f—ed': Man with 'no job and no insurance' asks friend to stop him from killing people, but it doesn't work, cops say

A antheral successful Florida is accused of fatally shooting a antheral astatine an car store aft a the suspect's person convinced him to travel to the determination truthful helium could calm him down.

Robert Worthington, 44, has been charged with first-degree murder successful the decease of 50-year-old Craig Beeth, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office announced. The shooting occurred connected Friday.

According to an affidavit obtained by Law&Crime, Worthington was going done a intelligence wellness situation and speaking with his person astir it. During the aboriginal greeting hours of Friday, the suspect sent respective texts, specified as, "I'm going crazy" and "I conscionable got backmost present to get my gun."

After the person asked astir Worthington's location, the suspect responded, "Idk what to do," adding that helium was "hom[i]cidal and suicidal astatine this point. So it's not truly bully to beryllium astir people. I've ne'er been similar this before," the tribunal papers added. "No occupation and nary security truthful I can't spell spot a doctor. … Life is f—. I don't adjacent cognize who I americium close now."

When the person tried to get Worthington to amusement up somewhere, the suspect reportedly replied, "Nah man. No good. I can't beryllium successful nationalist … But I gotta permission present for a portion man. The walls are closing successful connected me."

Within 20 minutes, the person called Worthington and texted him to travel to "the shop" — an car store located connected the 6600 artifact of 69th Avenue North successful Pinellas Park, Florida. The person wanted to "calm him down."

According to authorities, hours later, the person was "in the bureau country of the store sleeping erstwhile helium heard a gunshot." He woke up and went to analyse and recovered Beeth "lying connected the store floor."

Officers were called successful and arrived to find Beeth adjacent to "a azygous .45 caliber spent casing connected the ground." He had a "large excavation of humor astir his head." There was besides a "square mirrored tray with 2 chopped straws, a achromatic powder, and a razor blade" wrong the building.

Investigators searched surveillance footage that seemingly showed the moments of violence. The video allegedly showed Worthington and Beeth exiting the bureau of the building, with the suspect holding a weapon and pointing it astatine the victim.

Beeth "attempts to retreat and marque antiaircraft gestures, attempting to disengage," but the "physical altercation" continued into the repair portion of the shop. At immoderate point, Worthington allegedly "extends his close arm, with the firearm inactive successful his hand, toward Beeth's head. Smoke tin beryllium seen being discharged from the muzzle of the firearm, portion simultaneously, Beeth falls to the ground."

It is unclear what happened betwixt Worthington and Beeth betwixt erstwhile the suspect said helium was going to the store and erstwhile the shooting occurred. Beeth was pronounced dormant by authorities.

By the clip officers arrived, Worthington had near the area. He was arrested the pursuing day.

Worthington appeared successful tribunal this week. It is not yet wide erstwhile helium is acceptable to return.