Sheriff: Suspects trained before Fla. couple slain
PENSACOLA, Fla. ? Investigators say a group of men charged in the slaying of a Florida couple known for adopting special needs children trained for a month to rob the couple's home.
Byrd and Melanie Billings were shot to death at their home near Pensacola last week by several intruders caught on surveillance cameras. Seven men are jailed in the case on charges including murder.
Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan told the CBS "Early Show" on Wednesday that investigators believe the group trained together for at least a month before the attack.
Morgan said investigators believe they know who shot the couple but he declined to give more details.
The couple had 17 children ? four biological and 13 adopted. Nine children were at the home when the Billingses were killed.
PENSACOLA, Fla. ? Investigators say a group of men charged in the slaying of a Florida couple known for adopting special needs children trained for a month to rob the couple's home.
Byrd and Melanie Billings were shot to death at their home near Pensacola last week by several intruders caught on surveillance cameras. Seven men are jailed in the case on charges including murder.
Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan told the CBS "Early Show" on Wednesday that investigators believe the group trained together for at least a month before the attack.
Morgan said investigators believe they know who shot the couple but he declined to give more details.
The couple had 17 children ? four biological and 13 adopted. Nine children were at the home when the Billingses were killed.
