The stepdaughter of a Florida Uber Eats driver, who was brutally murdered and dismembered allegedly by an MS-13 gang member, spoke out against the horrific crime and expressed her family's confusion surrounding the seemingly random nature of the attack.
Oscar Solis is accused of killing Randall Cooke earlier this month after Cooke's final delivery of the night led him to Solis' residence just north of Tampa. According to an arrest affidavit, detectives believe that Solis dragged the victim into his home, attempted to rob him, murdered him, and then tried to conceal his remains.
Cooke's stepdaughter, Brittany Dzoba, described him as an "amazing, wonderful person" whom everyone "looked up" to during an interview on "Fox & Friends First."
"I don't even know what to say," Dzoba told Todd Piro Thursday. "This man is sick he literally thought he took away one life, but it took away multiple lives because he was our life. He was such an amazing, wonderful person. He would do anything. All my friends, we'd all look up to him. We all look up to my mom and his relationship. They were like, perfect."
"To take a man's life away we're so confused. Why? Like, why not take the damn car take something not him," she continued. "It's very, very, very hard for all of us."
Dzoba labeled the murder "random," mentioning that her mother and stepfather had recently moved to the area and were unfamiliar with many people there.
"I don't know They don't even know anybody out there. They literally just moved to that area not even a year ago. They stay to themselves he literally works eight, 10-hour days, and it was his last delivery, and all he wanted to do was just finish up and go home to my mom."
"It's just such a random thing to do," she continued. "I don't know what [Solis] is trying to get at. What was the point of that now he's going to be locked behind bars for the rest of his life."
Authorities previously informed reporters that the crime was "demonic," They believed Solis killed Cooke for "no reason."
Solis, who has a criminal history, was arrested for violating parole after relocating from Indiana to Holiday, Florida, in January. He has been charged twice with battery and burglary, accused of possessing stolen auto parts, and stabbing a fellow inmate multiple times.
"I don't feel safe at all in this world at all. Nobody does, especially after this incident," Dzoba said.
One day after Cooke was reported missing, Solis was spotted outside his home carrying trash bags. Inside the residence, officials discovered blood, Cooke's wedding band, and his car keys.
Already incarcerated for the parole violation, Solis was arrested again on charges of felony murder and robbery.
"He worked his butt off. Awesome hard worker [He would] do anything to put food on the table and to make ends meet with my mom to do anything to make her happy," Dzoba said. "And not just her, but his family, me and my sister. He's a wonderful, amazing father husband. He just wanted to live a happy life and retire on the beach with my mom."
"My poor mom. I feel so bad for her. Her heart is broken. I just want her to be happy again," she continued.
A GoFundMe has been established in Cooke's memory to assist his family with funeral and living expenses.
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