Old Grudge Ends In Wal-Mart Parking Lot

"YULEE, FL — A grudge ignited nearly a decade ago over a job loss exploded into violence Tuesday that ended with one man killed in a Wal-Mart parking lot and the other dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head.

"Allen James Fourtunia, 59, blamed supervisors for losing his job at Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base in 2005, and a random encounter Tuesday with one of those bosses ended in death, according to the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office.

"Investigators said Fourtunia ran over Steven G. Swan, 53, in the parking lot of a super Wal-Mart on Florida 200 in Yulee, so angry that he got out of his car and kicked and punched Swan before driving off. Swan was taken to UF Health Jacksonville where he died.

"His exact cause of death was not immediately available.

"Following the assault, Fourtunia drove off and was followed by witnesses to his home on Arrigo Boulevard in the Nassau Lakes subdivision.

"He shot at the witnesses when three cars pulled up behind him, investigators said. No one was hurt, but the shots drew nearby deputies who then exchanged gunfire with Fourtunia.

"He killed himself inside the house. Investigators found evidence there that Fourtunia had been suicidal for some time, said Undersheriff George Lueders."

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Murder: 3, Suicide: 2

"LAS VEGAS, NV — A man and a woman ambushed two police officers eating lunch at a Las Vegas restaurant, fatally shooting them at point-blank range before fleeing to a nearby Wal-Mart where they killed a third person and then themselves in an apparent suicide pact, authorities said Sunday.

"The shooters walked into CiCi's Pizza and gunned down Officers Alyn Beck, 41, and Igor Soldo, 31, Las Vegas police officials said. One of the officers was able to fire back before he died, but it's unclear if he hit the suspects, Sheriff Doug Gillespie of the Las Vegas Metro Police Department said at a news conference Sunday afternoon.

"One of the shooters yelled, `This is a revolution,` but a motive remains under investigation, Las Vegas police spokesman Larry Hadfield told The Associated Press. He added that `we don't know anything about the suspects yet.`

"After shooting the officers, the suspects fled to the Wal-Mart across the street, where they killed a person inside the front door and exchanged gunfire with police before killing themselves, police said."

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Killer Had Permit To Carry

"SALEM, OH — Two Mahoning County residents are dead following a murder/suicide outside the Walmart here early Sunday.

"According to the Salem Police Department, dead are Charles Kropinak, 36, of Campbell, and Sylvia Maillis, 37, of Canfield - who was a Walmart employee. It is believed Kropinak shot Maillis then turned the gun on himself.

"About 2:40 a.m. Sunday, police received a 911 call of shots being fired in the southeast parking lot of the store at 2875 E. State St. Upon arrival, officers found a dead man and woman.

"According to Talbert, Maillis and a few co-workers were in the employee parking lot, having just returned from a break at a nearby Taco Bell and Dunkin' Donuts.

"Some time later, a vehicle pulled in two spaces from them, and Kropinak exited his vehicle. Maillis also exited her vehicle and the pair began arguing, police said.

"The two were standing between the two vehicles when Kropinak took out a gun, shot Maillis multiple times then shot himself, police said. The weapon used was a Ruger 9-mm semi-automatic handgun.

"The gun was found near Kropinak who did have a concealed carry permit, according to police."

From TribToday.com...

Homeless Shooter Kills Himself After Police Chase

"LAFAYETTE, IN — Lafayette police have released details about the night two men were killed by gunfire after a chase from an IHOP parking lot—and have officially determined it to be a murder-suicide.

"Late last Thursday night, police were called to the Lafayette IHOP on State Road 26 in response to a man being held against his will. After a chase and exchanged shots, a pickup truck with two dead men inside was wedged into a home.

"According to Lafayette police, a friend of 62-year-old Brook, Ind., man Ray Hershman called 911 that night and said Hershman was being held against his will at gunpoint in the IHOP parking lot by homeless man 46-year-old Steven Keith Moseley.

"Officers were dispatched to the restaurant, where they found a pool of blood and no vehicle. Investigators later determined one shot was fired by Moseley in the parking lot, which entered Hershman's right knee and traveled through his left ankle, hitting a major artery.

"After more officers showed up and began searching for the pickup truck in question, the truck was spotted behind the businesses behind Park East Boulevard behind Walmart on State Road 26.

"The truck was on Park East when Lafayette police officers Donna Gregorash and Adam Mellady spotted the truck. The truck turned out and headed west on Park East Boulevard.

"Gregorash and Mellady pulled their cars into a blocking formation without actually blocking the road, which requires official shift command permission to do.

"The officers blinded Moseley with their spotlights and Moseley started shooting and driving at them. That’s when Gregorash fired off three shots toward the pickup.

"One shot hit the windshield and wipers, one hit the door and one casing was never found, but police believe none of the bullets hit Moseley.

"A Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s deputy was situated behind all this action when Moseley took off in the pickup, headed through the two LPD cars, and sped away. The deputy followed the pickup around to Kettle Circle.

"The pursuit lasted roughly 30 seconds until Moseley stopped the truck, fired a shot inside the cab. The car then accelerated into a home on Kettle Circle.

"Police believe this last bit was Moseley committing suicide, going limp and hitting the accelerator."

From WISHTV...

Woman Killed In Walmart Parking Lot

"LOUISVILLE, KY — A woman is dead after being fatally shot in the Wal-Mart parking lot in the Hillview area.

"According to Louisville Metro police, a 46-year-old woman was shot in the head in the parking lot of the Wal-Mart in the 11900 block of Standiford Plaza Drive just after noon Saturday.

"The woman came out of the store, and was shot near her car.

"`We do believe this is a domestic situation,` police spokesperson Carey Klain said.

"Witnesses said the woman was putting groceries in her car when she was gunned down.

"John Winter had just walked into the Wal-Mart when a woman ran in screaming saying someone had been shot. He says he ran out to the parking lot. The woman was killed three spots away from where he had just parked. He says he tried to help the woman, but she was dead.

"According to LMPD spokeswoman Klain, the male shooter fled the scene, but shortly after reports of gunfire came in to police from McNeely Park.

"Police found a man matching the shooter's description in the getaway car. According to police he had shot and killed himself.

"The identities have not yet been released. Police have not said what type of relationship the victim and the shooter had.

"Wal-Mart remained closed for nearly five hours while police investigated."

From WHAS11.com...

UPDATE:

11/14/2012 — Ex-boyfriend shooter had "dark past"...

Bodies Found In Separate Locations

"POMPANO BEACH, FL — Police are investigating a murder-suicide after the discovery of a woman's body in a South Florida Walmart parking lot and a man's body in a nearby canal.

"A 35-year-old woman was found dead inside a black Nissan parked in the shade of a tree outside a Pompano Beach Walmart along Atlantic Avenue surrounded by bouquets of flowers.

"The Broward Sheriff's Office made the gruesome discovery on Saturday morning. `We have the body of a 35-year-old female that was found deceased inside a vehicle here,` said Keyla Concepcion of the Broward Sheriff's Office.

"Investigators say the death of the woman is linked to the discovery of another body in a nearby canal. `Around 10 a.m. in the City of Coral Springs there was the report of a man floating in a canal,` said Concepcion. `And at this time our detectives have been able to confirmed that they believe the two scene are linked.`

"Hours later, BSO confirmed the second body found floating in a canal behind the Lakewood Village Apartments is that of a man who knew the female victim in the Walmart parking lot and had killed her before taking his own life. A plastic bag was found floating nearby the man with an ID and a suicide note.

"Lakewood Village residents say they saw police remove a cinder block tied to a rope from the canal.

"According to police, the man and the woman had been in a relationship that recently ended."

From WSVN.com...

Attempted Murder/Suicide At Walmart Center

"DINWIDDIE, VA — A 32-year-old Petersburg man fatally shot himself in the chest in front of the Wal-Mart Distribution Center yesterday after wounding his female supervisor and opening fire on deputies, authorities said.

"The man, a nine-year employee at the facility, left for his lunch break and returned with a handgun, according to Dinwiddie Sheriff D.T. `Duck` Adams. Adams said that the man, whose identity has not yet been released, walked straight to the shipping department in the rear of the center and shot the victim in her leg.

"The victim, a 40-year-old Petersburg resident who has worked at the center for 18 years, was not critically wounded.

"`Right now we have no motive,` Adams said during a press conference Wednesday.

"He declined to comment on the nature of the relationship between the shooter and the victim, citing an ongoing investigation. Adams did say that there were witnesses to both incidents. The center is monitored by closed-circuit television, which a Wal-Mart spokesman said usually covers the interior and exterior of the facility.

"The Sheriff's Office was called to the scene of the initial shooting at 12:09 p.m. Deputies arrived three minutes later to find the suspect standing at the employee entrance, holding a gun. The suspect shot twice at law enforcement officers, who had taken cover behind parked vehicles, before turning the gun on himself."

From progress-index.com...

Murder/Suicide Ends In Walmart Parking Lot

"TAMPA, FL — A suspect in a Saturday morning homicide shot himself in a Walmart parking lot, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said.

"At 9:04 a.m., deputies responded to a shooting on 7504 North Hale Avenue in Tampa.

"A man was found dead outside of the home.

"Soon after, deputies confronted a man believed to be involved in the murder in the parking lot of the Walmart located on Dale Mabry and Waters Avenue.

"As law enforcement approached the suspect, he took a gun and shot himself.

"The man was taken to St. Jospeh Hospital.

"Information regarding his condition is not yet available."

From WFTS-TV...

Shooter Checks Out At Walmart

"GRAND BLANC TWP, MI — Thomas Rothley, who police were searching for as a person of interest in the case of his father's homicide, killed himself in the parking lot of a Wal Mart at about 4:16 p.m., according to police.

"Flint Township police found Joseph Rothley, 47, shot to death inside his home at 10:18 a.m. this morning.

"Thomas Rothley, 23, lived in the home with his father. Police were searching for a black Dodge Ram truck that Rothley was driving.

"`Investigators received a tip that the vehicle... was parked near the Walmart Store located at 6170 S. Saginaw Street in Grand Blanc Township,` Flint Township Police Chief George Sippert said in a news release. `As officers approached the vehicle at approximately 4 p.m., Thomas Rothley, took his own life.`

"Police said the investigation continues."

From mlive.com...

Charcoal & Bullets

"NOVI, MI — A husband apparently shot his wife and two young sons to death today, then drove a few miles away and killed himself by breathing in poisonous fumes from a charcoal grill he had placed in his car, police said today.

"About 11:30 a.m., Novi police responded to a home on Applebrook Drive near Nine Mile and Napier roads, where friends of a 39-year-old woman were concerned because her two sons, ages 4 and 7, had not shown up for school. The woman, who was having marital problems, had missed a scheduled appointment with a friend.

"Shortly after noon, police entered the home and found an apparent crime scene with three bodies, all dead from gunshot wounds.

"At about 2:30 p.m., the Oakland County Sheriff's Office found a suspect vehicle, a GMC Acadia, parked in a department store parking lot off Milford Road and Interstate 96. It was occupied by the 39-year-old husband, dead from an apparent suicide caused by a charcoal grill he had ignited inside the vehicle. The grill produced deadly carbon monoxide fumes.

"The deaths - believed to have occurred sometime within the past 24 hours - remain under investigation. Autopsies are pending.

"Investigators are pursuing several motives, including that the couple - who live in 2,500-square-foot, two-story brick home - apparently were having financial difficulties. The husband's business recently failed; the wife was an engineer."

Source: The Detroit News...

UPDATE:

01/16/2011 — Family was deeply in debt, facing bankruptcy...

1 Dead, 1 Injured, 1 Critical In Walmart Parking Lot Shooting

"HUNTSVILLE, AL — Two people were shot in the parking lot of the Walmart on University Drive just after noon Monday.

"25-year-old Stan Ryan Malone was killed and 41-year-old Martha Ann White of New Market was injured. Police say 44-year-old Luke Bates shot the two in the store parking lot.

"Police say Malone and White were employees of the store. Bates did not work there, but he was in the construction business.

"Investigators say Bates and White had been in a relationship, but were no longer dating. It is unknown what the relationship was between Malone and White.

"Police say after the shooting, Bates returned home to 1101 Old Railroad Bed Road in Lincoln County, TN. A family member found him in his home with what investigators believe to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was flown to Vanderbilt in critical condition."

From WLBT.com...

Love Triangle Ends In Walmart Parking Lot

"IDAHO FALLS, ID - A husband murders his wife's boyfriend at this Walmart parking lot after learning of an affair.

"Keith Matthias was a math teacher at Idaho Falls High School.

"`Dispatch received a call from Jennifer Matthias, that her husband had just killed someone in the parking lot,` said Sgt. Phil Grimes.

"Around 7pm Jennifer was having dinner with her husband. She told him about an ongoing affair with Jack Purcell, but after she left the restaurant, her husband followed her. She called her boyfriend for help, and parked at Walmart.

"Within minutes, her boyfriend arrived, and had a heated argument with her husband. But then, her husband got out of his car, and shot her boyfriend multiple times in the head with a revolving handgun. The husband then got back in his car, circled the truck, got back out, and fired one last bullet into Jack's skull.

"The husband then drove away, but was followed by Eyewitnesses who gave police his location.

"`He refused to stop... So officers performed a pit maneuver,` said Grimes.

"Once stopped by Hawthorne Elementary, Matthias didn't take long to make his final decision.

"`The car stops. Keith gets out of the vehicle with the handgun down to his side. One officer fires a tazer which has no affect. Keith is pacing around puts the gun to his head, and fires, that's all within about 20 seconds,` said Grimes.

"Matthias does not have a previous criminal record in Idaho."

From KIDK.com...

People Of Walmart

"WINTER HAVEN, FL - Winter Haven police found a woman dead inside a car outside a Walmart and say it's part of a murder-suicide attempt.

"An officer said he discovered the car with its driver's side window broken out in the 300 block of Cypress Gardens Boulevard just before 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. Upon further inspection, he noticed the woman had been fatally shot in the head.

"Detectives have identified the victim as Gloria Elvira, 19. They said a 5-year-old boy was with Elvira when she was shot, but he was no longer at the scene when they arrived.

"The child is safe and staying with relatives, according to a news release.

"The suspect, whose name has not been released, was found with a self-inflicted gun shot wound during a traffic stop in Lake Wales.

"Police said he was flown to Lakeland Medical Center where he is listed in critical condition.

"The shootings are still under investigation."

From myFOX Tampa Bay...

Death In A Walmart Parking Lot

"HURST, TX - A Grapevine woman died Wednesday after her husband struck her with his car and then shot himself in an apparent murder-suicide.

"Sandra Bentley, 50, was pronounced dead about 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner’s Web site.

"Her husband, Curtis Bentley, 53, also of Grapevine, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound while still in the family vehicle, police said.

"Witnesses told a police officer that Curtis Bentley was in the Walmart parking lot, 1730 Precinct Line, driving at a high rate of speed when he stuck his wife, said Hurst Sgt. Craig Teague, police spokesman.

"Police received the call about 11:30 a.m., Teague said.

"After striking his wife, a witness said that Bentley rolled forward about 75 feet and then shot himself, Teague said.

"Police have not tracked down a motive and continue to investigate, Teague said.

"The Bentleys are survived by four children, police said."

Source: Star-Telegram...

1 Dead, 1 Injured After Shopping At Wal-Mart

" San Pablo, CA - A man is dead and his wife is in the hospital today after what appears to be an attempted murder-suicide inside a San Pablo home Tuesday evening, San Pablo police Cmdr. Mark Foisie said.

"Police received a call at 8:08 p.m. from a man who said his father had just shot his wife inside their house at 2909 21st St.

"When police arrived, they found Marlo Schumacker, 41, in the living room suffering from a gunshot wound to her head.

"Her husband, Walter Schumacker, 63, was also in the living room suffering from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head, Foisie said.

"Another man who had had witnessed the incident was also in the living room. Walter Schumacker's 40-year-old son was outside when the shooting happened, Foisie said.

"Walter Schumacker and his wife were both taken to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, where Walter Schumacker died. Marlo Schumacker is expected to survive.

"The group had been drinking Tuesday evening, Foisie said. At some point that day they had gone to Wal-Mart and bought an inflatable pool, which they set up in the driveway and then continued drinking.

"Shortly before the shooting, Walter and Marlo Schumacker, who had only recently gotten married, started arguing. When she said she was going to leave him, he allegedly turned around and shot her and then shot himself, Foisie said."

Source: CBS5.com...

Wal-Mart Killer Chooses Express Checkout

"Show Low, AZ - Police say a man suspected of shooting a woman to death and injuring her husband outside a Show Low Walmart Monday has apparently commited suicide.

"The department reportedly learned Tuesday afternoon that Donald A. Belanger, 55, was found dead in his vehicle near Albuquerque, New Mexico.

"The Show Low Police Department's investigation into the shooting began to focus on Belanger as one of several suspects in this case, said Smythe.

"Smythe said that on Tuesday at about 12:51 am, a New Mexico State Police sergeant conducted a traffic stop on a white car that appeared to be driving impaired.

"The stop reportedly took place on Interstate 25 near Albuquerque. As the sergeant exited his police vehicle, the driver of the car killed himself.

"State Police Investigators confirmed the identity of the driver as Donald Belanger, 55, from Heber, Arizona, according to Smythe.

"At the time of his death, two firearms and a suicide note were reportedly found in the vehicle."

From Northern Arizona News...

Death At Wal-Mart

"FLORIDA CITY, FL - Authorities say a man shot a woman he knew while she working at a Wal-Mart in Florida City, then fatally shot himself.

"Miami-Dade Police Department spokeswoman Rebeca Perez says the shooting happened inside the store just before 10 a.m. on Wednesday . The woman suffered gunshot wounds and is in critical condition. The man was pronounced dead at the hospital. Their identities have not yet been released.

"No further information was immediately available."

From WPTV...

BLAM!! Happy New Year!

" McALLEN, TX — A 28-year-old man kidnapped his former girlfriend, shot her to death in a grocery store on New Year's Even then crashed into the front of a Wal-Mart and killed himself, police said.

"The ordeal began Tuesday afternoon when Moises Gonzalez abducted Maura Marroquin, 23, of Rio Grande City, at gunpoint. He stole at least two cars as police gave chase across several South Texas cities.

"Gonzalez, of San Antonio, wound up in a Harlingen grocery store Wednesday night where police said he shot Marroquin and fled in a hijacked sport utility vehicle. The stolen vehicle was equipped with a global positioning system tracking device that allowed police to follow it.

"Gonzalez drove the stolen car into a Weslaco Wal-Mart and killed himself. Witnesses reported hearing gunshots as the vehicle crashed through the front of the store."

From chron.com...