Gun store owner says shooter who killed 2 schoolchildren showed no warning signs before attack
St. Louis Park, Minn. (AP) – Two schools killed children And 21 more people were injured in a Catholic church in Minneapolis, visited a suburban arms shop before the attack, but the owner of the store said in a statement on Thursday that he did not see any warning signs in the interactions of his staff.
Kory Krause, the owner of the Gun store, to the Associated Press, Robin Westman on August 23rd. He said he spent about 40 minutes at the Frontiersman Sports in Louis Park and looked completely comfortable. An surveillance video showed that Westman finally studied a few weapons before buying a pistol.
Krause said Westman had already passed the necessary background controls and had a valid permission to buy the weapon.
However, the pistol was not one of the weapons Westman used to shoot. Announcement Church On August 27th Full of students Connected Status From the Catholic School Gathered for the first masses Academic year. Inspectors saved a semi -automatic attack style rifle, a shotgun and a different pistol at the scene and Westman Legally To buy them. Krause said that none of his store had come.
Westman, 23, He went to school Westman’s mother has previously worked for the congregation, but researchers are still trying to set a motive. Westman died after suicide 116 rifle tour firing Through the church’s stained glass windows.
Like First reported by KSTP-TVThe security video shows that Westman has handled several firearms and speaks to employees and other customers. Krause wasn’t in the store at the time, but he said that he immediately shared the video with the inspectors and cooperated with them.
Krause stressed that Westman did not express any concern among his employees, whom he said that nothing in his behavior was trained to monitor warning signs.
Krause, “This person checked all the right things, they checked all the right boxes, asked all the questions, friendly, speaking, jokes, laughing, laughing, weapons about the weapons about the weapons that you think they did not have to do with many weapons,” he said.
Krause said that his employees have extensive experience in choosing bad actors. straw buyers, Murder, suicide, mentally unbalanced or under the influence of alcohol or drugs. But with Westman, he said nothing.
“We’re still passing, Kra Krause said. “Still our heads ‘what we missed? What could we do?’ But there was nothing that makes it so unique.
Democratic Government Tim Walz said Tuesday Plans to call a special session Minnesota addressed weapons and school security from the Legislative Assembly and claimed that there would be an attack weapon ban on the list of proposals he has developed. But it would be It is very difficult to pass everything At least some of the two -sided support.
On Thursday, the Parliament Republicans issued a list of proposals lacking any restrictions on access to firearms. It requires more financing for school resources officers, including school safety and private schools. In addition, as minneapolis and some other regions did, they would prohibit the prohibition of school resource officers. House GOP also called for compulsory minimum imprisonment for more mental health treatment deposits and re -criminals using weapons and fiery weapons used in violent crimes.
Students demand the action of Everytown for weapon safety, and organizing school marches on Friday to demand that the state and federal deputies have banned attack weapons and high -capacity magazines.
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Associated Press writer Steve Karnowski reported from Minneapolis.
