GOP staffer killed in sleep after being shot in Florida

A former Republican Party staffer who worked on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign was allegedly killed in his sleep by his roommate at their Florida home.

Authorities say Nick Corvino, 30, was shot 13 times Tuesday evening in Osceola County, suffering wounds to his head, back and legs, according to The Orlando Sentinel.

Police arrested Corvino’s roommate following the incident, who was discovered with blood covering both his hands and feet when they arrived to the house. 

Scott Waddell has been charged with first-degree murder and is being currently held at the Osceola County Jail. 

Corvino previously worked as a GOP staffer on Capital Hill. He later campaigned for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, becoming his central Florida political director.

Waddell, 45, told police that he could not recall harming his ‘best friends’ of ’10 years,’ adding that the two had been drinking together just a few hours before the shooting. 

Nick Corvino (pictured), 30, was shot 13 times Tuesday evening in Osceola County, suffering wounds to his head, back and legs

‘He repeated numerous times he was fine but could not remember what happened before the cops showed up today at his home,’ police said in a affidavit.

During questioning, Weddell admitted that he suffers ‘from nightmares and sometimes has homicidal thoughts wanting to kill young men.’ 

Waddell also claimed to be on medication due to a mental disability, the Sentinel noted. 

Corvino had worked as  the field director on Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s re-election campaign in 2014 before taking a job  as a regional manager for Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater. 

In a statement to the New York Post, Bondi said she was ‘heartbroken’ to hear the news of Corvino’s death.

‘Nick Corvino was a great young man who had his entire life ahead of him,’ she said.

Weddell admitted that he suffers ‘from nightmares and sometimes has homicidal thoughts wanting to kill young men’