A member of pacifist hippie group The Rainbow Family of Living Light was killed in a deadly shooting around a campfire . Jacob Cardwell , also known as Smiley , was shot dead by a man from Georgia , who was in turn stabbed multiple times and had to be rushed to hospital . A second Rainbow Family member , Wesley Jones , also known as Dice , was also shot , and was in critical condition after the attack at the group 's annual woodland meeting . Forest gathering : Jacob Cardwell , also known as Smiley , was shot dead in the Apalachicola National Forest in Florida last week . Pictured is the camping area where the shooting took place . Camp site : The killing took place at the Rainbow Family of Living Light 's annual gathering . The event was shut down in the wake of the death . Sheriff 's deputies in Franklin County , Florida , named Clark Mayers , 39 , as the alleged shooter . He was being watched over in hospital to be questioned when he recovered . The attack took place in Florida 's Apalachicola National Forest at around 2:30am on March 5 , according to the Apalachicola Times . Hundreds of members had assembled in the woods for the group 's annual Rainbow Family Gathering . It was supposed to last several weeks , but was shut down after the killing . According witnesses , Mayers was seen driving down a dirt path in the forest , firing out the window . It is not clear whether these shots were the ones which hit the victims . Local station WCTV spoke to a woman at the camp , who said Mayers threw away his gun in the ensuing chaos . Peace and love : The hippie group has been meeting around the country since 1970 . Family Gathering : Rainbow Family members assemble several times per year . Pictured above is a family member at the 2001 gathering in Cache Creek Meadow , Idaho . Jones and Mayers were both taken to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital . Deputies said that none of the men involved in the attack were from the area . Cardwell was from Arizona , and Mayers is from Georgia . Alcohol is believed to have been involved . It is not clear whether Mayers had any prior involvement with the Rainbow Family . When contacted by DailyMail.com , a spokesman for the sheriff 's department declined to provide an update on the victims ' conditions . The group was founded in 1970s and has strong ties to the hippie movement . It professes to have no leaders or hierarchy , and appears to draw its name from a native American prophecy claiming that a band of 'rainbow warriors ' will 'make the earth green again ' . Non-violence is an important part of members ' lifestyles .
Jacob Cardwell , aka Smiley , was shot dead during attack on March 5 . He and Wesley Jones , aka Dice , were attending annual hippie gathering in Apalachicola National Forest , Florida . Clark Mayers , 39 , allegedly shot the pair - and was then stabbed .