Willie Robertson’s home was targeted in a drive-by shooting on Friday, with about 10 bullets fired into the home:
THE BLAZE – “Duck Dynasty” star Willie Robertson’s home in West Monroe, Louisiana, was the target of a drive-by shooting Friday afternoon.
Witnesses say a suspect driving a white and brown Ford F-250 circled the property at least once before firing eight to 10 shots into the home, USA Today reported. One of the bullets went through the bedroom window where John Luke Robertson lives with his wife Mary Kate and their infant child.
Several members of the family have been staying at the home during the coronavirus quarantine, including daughter Sadie Robertson and her new husband Christian Huff. Fortunately, nobody in the family was injured.
“We were pretty shook up,” Willie Robertson told USA Today on Sunday. “It looks like they were just spraying bullets across my property.”
“It was broad daylight,” Robertson said, before adding that he believes the suspect was purposefully targeting his family. “I’m 100% certain, but I don’t know why.”
On Sunday, police arrested Daniel King Jr., 38, in connection with the shooting.
Below is a photo of King after his arrest:
Daniel King Jr., 38, has been arrested following a drive-by shooting at the Louisiana estate of "Duck Dynasty" star Willie Robertson last week. No one was injured in the shooting. https://t.co/IyVG2pLo3B pic.twitter.com/63gxE1CVj9
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 27, 2020
Robertson says they had all just been outside the home before the shooting, like five minutes before…
Robertson noted that the family had been outside just minutes before the shooting occurred.
“Nobody was outside at the time, but everybody had been out about 5 minutes before,” Robertson said. “I had just gone to the store when it happened.”
After news broke about the shooting, Sadie Robertson posted on Instagram confirming that “the timing of where we were at the time was crazy protection because we had all just gone inside.”
“We have been resting on Psalm 91 and each other’s gratitude for all being okay … thank you for your prayers,” she added.
Korie Robertson, Willie’s wife, also posted on Instagram about the incident, thanking God for protection and friends for their prayers.
“We are all safe and sound and feeling profoundly grateful for God’s protection over us!” she wrote. “Yes, the news reports are true, we had a drive-by shooting at our home on Friday, it was scary and dangerously close, but thanks to God no one was hurt.”
I’m glad that no one was hurt, which is incredible since 10 shots were fired. They have a large family so it’s by the grace of God that no one was injured. And clearly they understand that.