69-Year-Old Woman Died Fighting Gunman Who Killed Her Grandchild at Publix

[SilentPanda]

A man killed a 1-year-old and the child's 69-year-old grandmother and then died by suicide at a Publix supermarket in Florida. The suspect in the Thursday incident was identified by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office as Timothy Wall, 55.

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Surveillance footage captured what happened, authorities said.

He shoots the child. The grandmother interferes with the gunman and because of her brave actions, his gun jams. After some struggling, he then ends up shooting the grandmother and then himself.

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In a press conference in Friday, authorities described this as an apparently random attack. The alleged motivation seemed to be clear, however. Wall wrote on Facebook about wanting to kill people and children, said Sheriff Ric Bradshaw.

Bradshaw voiced anger, saying no one reported these comments before the murders.

"The real sad part of this, other than the fact that two people are dead, is that there was a chance this could be stopped," he said. "You know why? The reason is he's on Facebook. He has said, 'I want to kill people and children.' He's got friends. Obviously, they saw that."

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69-Year-Old Woman Died Fighting Gunman Who Killed Her Grandchild at Publix: Deputies

A man killed a 1-year-old and the child's 69-year-old grandmother and then died by suicide at a Publix supermarket in Florida. The suspect in the Thursday incident was identified by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office as Timothy Wall, 55. Surveillance footage captured what happened...

lawandcrime.com

 

[TheMadTitan]

I thought this was a domestic incident when I first heard about it.

"The real sad part of this, other than the fact that two people are dead, is that there was a chance this could be stopped," he said. "You know why? The reason is he's on Facebook. He has said, 'I want to kill people and children.' He's got friends. Obviously, they saw that."

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But this, this pisses me off. Everyone he's friends with is just as responsible. They should've called and authorities should've stripped him of all weapons well before this.

 

[Justin Bailey]

Well, this is depressing.

 

[Deleted member 79451]

Lock all his friends up for life in jail.


Wait it was reported? Throw the police department in jail.



Ultimately we need to absolutely revoke the right to bear arms no matter the cost. Call in the military, raid millions of homes. It has to be done.

 

[Red]

I thought this was a domestic incident when I first heard about it.



But this, this pisses me off. Everyone he's friends with is just as responsible. They should've called and authorities should've stripped him of all weapons well before this.

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The article says his behavior was reported to law enforcement. Don't be fooled by cops trying to shift the blame.

He had mental issues," Maia Knight said, telling the outlet her sister had gone to law enforcement in the past regarding Wall. "He wasn't taking care of himself. My sister was going to the courthouse, going to police, telling everyone he needs help. My sister was trying to help him but didn't know how."

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[Jaychrome91]

So sad. May they both RIP.

 

[Musubi]

That woman is extremely courageous. Man I just don't know how you find it in you to shoot on purpose a 1year old.

 

[B-Dubs]

This is legitimately horrible, there's not much else to say about it. So we're locking the thread.