A former Florida State football player was involved in a fight with his girlfriend hours before he fatally shot one man and injured another, according to an affidavit of arrest released Thursday.
Travis Rudolph, 25, was ordered to remain in jail during a first appearance hearing in West Palm Beach on Thursday morning.
He is charged with one count of first-degree murder and three counts of attempted first-degree murder.
Officers detailed the shooting in an affidavit released by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators said Rudolph’s girlfriend told them she called a friend after Wednesday’s fight. The friend and three men went to Rudolph’s house, where a fight broke out, the affidavit says. A witness told investigators that Rudolph ran after the men and shot them with a rifle after they returned to his car and began to drive away.
Officers found a dead man inside the vehicle and an injured man outside the vehicle.
Authorities arrested Rudolph shortly afterwards. The case now goes to a grand jury. Judge Charles Burton on Thursday banned Rudolph from communicating with any of the victims or their families.
Rudolph told the judge he intends to hire a lawyer. Rudolph was Florida State’s top receiver in 2015 and 2016. He left the team early to enter the 2017 NFL draft.
He eventually signed with the New York Giants and then with the Miami Dolphins. He also spent time with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.
The team released him on Wednesday. He gained national attention in 2016 when a video of him having lunch with an autistic student during a team visit to a Tallahassee high school went viral.
Rudolph’s father died a year later after a gun accidentally fired at a West Palm Beach strip club.