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A "demonic" MS-13 gang member has been charged with slaying and dismembering an Uber Eats driver.
Oscar Solis Jr., 30, from Florida, US, allegedly killed 59-year-old Randall Cooke on Wednesday evening in a vicious and unprovoked attack, according to Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco.
Mr Cooke had started his shift on April 19 when he was reported missing by his wife after he stopped responding to her texts at around 7pm.
Officers went to the address of where his last delivery was when a roommate of Mr Solis answered the door.
He gave them a video of Mr Cooke walking to the door to deliver food at 6.55pm on April 19 before it cuts out.
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The suspect was then caught on CCTV on April 20 taking trash bags out of the house and when police went to search them they found Mr Cooke's body parts inside.
Along with his remains was a receipt with the gang members' name on it.
Delivery driver Randall Cooke was horrifically killed (Pasco Sheriffâs Office)
Randall was killed in a random attack, according to cops (Jonee' Lewis/Facebook)The Pasco County Sheriff's Office said it appeared Mr Solis pulled the victim into the home and attempted to rob him.
Mr Nocco told reporters: "This was a horrific crime of passion. This was demonic. What he did was demonic."
Police also found a substantial amount of evidence at the scene and are still searching the house.
Authorities said the victim was "a guy like everybody else trying to make a living for his family and this person killed him for no reason."
Cops are still investigating the scene (FOX 13 Tampa Bay)Mr Cooke was stepdad to Melany Dzoba who described him as "the most perfect man."
She told ABC: "He was the most perfect man. Such a happy guy. I mean, we all go through our ups and downs. We’re all still human, but he just — he was always just so happy and just trying to have fun and laugh — all the time.
“He just had to do anything he could to make ends meet, you know,” she said.
Mr Cooke was making a delivery at a home (WFLA)Cops have questioned why Mr Solis carried out the attack in such a brutal way - especially when the pair did not know each other before the murder.
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The County Sheriff added: “You’re talking about a violent individual that Indiana released and sent down to Florida. They released him on parole. Unfortunately, now we have a hardworking guy, a loving husband, who is no longer with us because this violent individual killed him.”
Police officers escort MS-13 inmates on their arrival to prison (Salvadorean Presidency/AFP via G)The suspect faces charges of murder while engaged in a robbery, failure to register as a convicted felon and for a parole violation.
He was released from an Indiana prison in January after serving four years for an assault and burglary conviction - he then moved to Florida three months ago.