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"Officers launched a search Tuesday that led to the arrest of a man whose teen son is accused in a string of shootings.Authorities said Lothar Schafer was taken into custody hours after an arrest warrant was issued for him. He was located and arrested in Polk County.Officials said Schafer purchased a .45-caliber Hi-Point carbine rifle for his son, Konrad Schafer. The rifle was used in multiple shooting incidents in Osceola County during the months of June and July including in the shooting death of 17-year-old David Guerrero and 22-year-old Eric Roopnarine in Poinciana, police said.Konrad Schafer said he killed because it would be \"fun and cool,\" according to police.Related: Teens indicted in shootingsKissimmee police detectives obtained an arrest warrant charging Lothar Schafer with culpable negligence and allowing unlawful possession of a firearm.Detectives said Konrad Schafer's father told them he bought the rifle and 100 rounds of ammunition because his son was having problems with some people in Poinciana.\u00A0 At some point, he learned his son had used the gun and took it away from him, but the son was easily able to take it again.\"Purchasing a firearm is one thing but you also have the right to make sure it's secure and out of the hands of those that should not have it,\" said Kissimmee Police Chief Lee Massie.  \"The result of Mr. Schafer not securing his firearm is we've had two homicides and what could have been tragically many more.\"Konrad Schafer, 20-year-old David Damus, 20-year-old Juan Sebastian Muriel and 17-year-old Victoria Rios are charged with first-degree murder. All four are being held without bond.Lothar Schafer posted $1,250 bond and walked out of the Polk County Jail Wednesday morning."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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