On June 22, 35-year-old Tristan Beaudette was shot in the head while he slept at a Malibu-area campsite. He was next to his two young daughters, aged 2 and 4, who were not harmed.

There is no indication that there was any motive for the shooting, and it's unlikely that anyone who knew Beaudette would have known he was at the campsite.

Turns out that there have been several shootings at Malibu Creek State Park over the past few years, including some which involved shotguns being fired at cars at close range where people were sleeping.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/30/us/fa...nia/index.html

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/l...486591251.html

It is unclear if Beaudette was killed by a shotgun, or a different kind of gun. It would seem it was more likely a pistol, as he was shot once in the head (though it was also reported he was shot in the upper chest, so it's unclear which one s accurate).

It is interesting that the killer had at least a tiny bit of a conscience, as he did not harm the two children. But sometimes even serial killers don't have the heart to kill kids.