ANOTHER SCHOOL/PUBLIC SHOOTING

[HairOfTheDog]

The odds that a military person did that in that town are good. the ratio is not as large as some other towns.

I don't know; it's reportedly quite unusual and shocking for something like that to happen in Grand Forks.

Police held a press conference and said that Willis rode to the Walmart with two of his buddies. Willis walked around shopping in the store and then, for motives unknown, shot two employees and then shot himself. His friends had no idea he was gonna pull a murder/suicide, according to police.

Sometimes I read these stories and it's clear to me why the shooter pulled the trigger. Self-defense, revenge, fear, mental illness... But, this one is perplexing.


The shooter, Marcell Willis - 21 ^, was college educated, an active airman, had a job -- a good looking-guy with a beautiful fiancee (pictured above, Amy Mehs). Based on his Facebook page, seems he had a loving family as well.

So far, nothing has been released to indicate a history of mental illness or violence.

Ah well, you can't judge a book by its cover and people's minds are tricky. Maybe there will be some explanations uncovered during the investigation. Or, maybe we'll never know.

THE VICTIMS

^Lisa Braun, 47, is in stable condition.


^Gregory Weiland, 70, died from the gunshot wound. He'd worked at Walmart for over 30 years. RIP.