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