A Florida man allegedly made small talk with a store manager before taking out a gun and shooting her to death.
Landen Ballard, 20, is behind bars in the St. Lucie County Jail after being charged with first-degree murder and tampering with evidence. According to an arrest warrant reviewed by Law&Crime, Ballard and two unnamed people went to a We Buy Gold store in Fort Pierce, Florida, where 35-year-old Lanessa Rodriguez was the store manager. After having a “casual conversation,” police said Ballard produced a gun and fired multiple shots at Rodriguez, leaving her for dead as he and the woman fled the store.
The unnamed woman who drove Ballard to the store told police that as they drove away, Ballard was allegedly “bragging” and asked, “Is it bad that I have no remorse?”…