http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/7694832/

Quote :

"Apex, N.C. — Police said a shooting occurred at the Super Target in Beaver Creek Commons in Apex on Sunday morning. The shooter and a Target employee were killed, Apex Police Capt. Ann Stephens said. Authorities identified the employee as a woman, but did not provide her name. The shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot, Stephens said. "Right now we have no information on the shooter," she said. It is unknown if the two knew each other or if any words were exchanged before the shots were fired. One witness reported two loud shots near the front of the store, located at 1201 Beaver Creek Commons Drive, around 11:15 a.m. "There was no question what it was," Jonathan W. said the shots. He requested that his last name be withheld. The store was evacuated and nearby businesses were put on lock-down. Police were interviewing witnesses in a nearby Lowes store early Sunday afternoon. The Target will be closed for the rest of the day, Stephens said. Lowes is also considering shutting down for the day."

5/30/2010 1:44:16 PM

Looks like the victim....

made himself a target.

YEEEAAAHHHHHHHH

5/30/2010 1:47:53 PM

It's crazy in Apex right now. We were across the street at Home Depot shortly after the shooting, they've pretty much got the whole area blocked off right now. We didn't know what was going on, until the gas station clerk said one of the target employees had come in there and told him. There's supposed to be a news conference at 2. It seems to me this was not random, only 2 shots were fired. But we'll see.

There's a little more information in the N&O article. http://www.newsobserver.com/2010/05/30/507986/apex-police-report-shooting-at.html

[Edited on May 30, 2010 at 1:55 PM. Reason : ]

5/30/2010 1:53:10 PM

so long "peak of good living"

5/30/2010 1:58:57 PM

I was in the target maybe 50' from the shots. My wife grabbed our kid and we booked it out the back. Don't know much details watching news now.

5/30/2010 2:02:28 PM

^Were you able to leave in your car? Or is it still there? Looks like they want you to call in if you haven't already been interviewed.

[Edited on May 30, 2010 at 2:07 PM. Reason : ]

5/30/2010 2:04:09 PM

^^ damn.

5/30/2010 2:06:19 PM

Car is still in the lot. I'll call them later to see about pick up my car. I didn't see anything just heard the shots.

5/30/2010 2:11:33 PM

they're gonna take their alcohol license.

5/30/2010 2:12:10 PM

quality first reply ITT

5/30/2010 2:12:22 PM

^^^

Quote :

"if anybody left without talking to police or have any information, please call non-emergency line 919-362-8661"

from the news briefing BTW

[Edited on May 30, 2010 at 2:13 PM. Reason : ]

5/30/2010 2:12:50 PM

well they were shopping at a Target

5/30/2010 2:17:09 PM

Just called apex pd gonna be a few hours before I can get my car. Wifes doing ok. Kids napping. Gonna play some red dead.

5/30/2010 2:21:16 PM

don't worry... the trauma takes a few days to really set in.

5/30/2010 2:22:29 PM

I hear prayer helps in these situations...

5/30/2010 2:25:00 PM

not really but it probably won't hurt either

5/30/2010 2:28:10 PM

I hope I don't know the team member that was killed.

5/30/2010 2:35:30 PM

well that's not very nice to the team members that you don't know.

5/30/2010 2:37:38 PM

this all sounds like a scene from demolition man, i can see the popo going, "whats a murder"

5/30/2010 2:38:43 PM

[Edited on May 30, 2010 at 3:03 PM. Reason : .]

5/30/2010 2:38:48 PM

wasnt there a shooting at another target not too long ago?

i dont think it was in NC, but i remember a shooter at a target, and i think an off-duty cop stopped them or something



nevermind it was a knife attack. and it was in california. not really relevant in this situation
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36923955/ns/us_news/?GT1=43001

[Edited on May 30, 2010 at 2:57 PM. Reason : /]

5/30/2010 2:41:23 PM

The "they were targets" jokes are pretty insensitive. Y'all aren't funny.

5/30/2010 2:44:29 PM

wait... too soon?

5/30/2010 2:44:51 PM

complaints about insensitivity on tww are funny

also, lol at Gzusfrk's powers of deduction

5/30/2010 2:53:04 PM

You never know--he may have just wanted to walk in and kill 1 person and then himself. Doesn't mean he actually *knew* the victim. But again, with my amazing powers of deduction, that would be weird.

5/30/2010 2:55:55 PM

Today we are all Apex Super Targets.

5/30/2010 3:05:44 PM

God bless the second amendment!

5/30/2010 3:08:55 PM

5/30/2010 3:09:54 PM

IF CONCEALED CARRY WERE ALLOWED INSIDE SUPER TARGETS THIS WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED

5/30/2010 3:11:02 PM

would have probably prevented this. lol

5/30/2010 3:11:32 PM

Is concealed carry not allowed in Target? I thought you could.

It's not like it would have changed the outcome. two people would still be dead; there would only be a question as to whether the shooter shot himself or some other person took him out.

5/30/2010 3:14:00 PM

it sounds like the shooter knew who he/she was after. he/she found said person and did what he/she felt like he/she needed to do and then he/she took his/her own life shortly after

i would have had my hand on my piece but prob would have never took it out of my panties.

i thought you could carry in target

5/30/2010 3:17:23 PM

The person walked into a Target, shot his intended target, walked outside and shot himself in the head. I'm sure a CC would have helped so much.

5/30/2010 3:19:53 PM

This outrage must be stopped. Our elected officials need reach across the aisle and recognize this threat to our safety.

A law needs to be immediately passed requiring everyone who enters a retail establishment to first pass through a security checkpoint. As most workers previously known as greeters have seen active combat, they will be re-instated into active service and their station shall be known as the Joint Security Command Center (JSCC).

The JSCC should act under the authority of both the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency and National Security Agency (NSA), giving these officials full authority to detain any persons who cannot provide proof of citizenship or just look plain shady.

TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRY! THE RIGHT TO LIFE, LIBERTY AND PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS INCLUDES THE RIGHT TO GO SHOPPING FREE OF FEAR AND TERROR!

5/30/2010 6:01:48 PM

^ You tried waaaaaay too hard for the funny in that post.

5/30/2010 6:07:34 PM

Kinda crazy. One minute you're bitching about having to work in retail on a holiday weekend the next


BOOM! HEADSHOT!

Life is unfuckinbelievable


Unless, of course, the bitch had it coming...

5/30/2010 6:10:09 PM

i was just out and durham and headed to that super target but decided to go back to raleigh instead. glad i changed my mind

5/30/2010 6:12:38 PM

^^^yeah, i realized that but was like "eh, its already typed...fuck it. click"

[Edited on May 30, 2010 at 6:13 PM. Reason : .]

5/30/2010 6:13:31 PM

The news says the shooter wasn't "local"

yea.... that's kind of putting it lightly.

[Edited on May 30, 2010 at 7:00 PM. Reason : s]

5/30/2010 6:59:54 PM

who the fuck cares?


I already know the answer to my question. Worthless motherfuckers.

5/30/2010 7:01:04 PM

Still waiting for my car.....

5/30/2010 7:07:32 PM

Made the homepage of CNN with this one....gg NC.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/05/30/north.carolina.shooting/index.html?hpt=T2

Quote :

"A man walked into a North Carolina Target store on Sunday and shot an employee he had had a previous relationship with before turning the gun on himself, police said. "Target is deeply saddened by the loss of one of our team members and the tragic event that took place at our Apex, North Carolina, store shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday morning," Target spokeswoman Brandy Doyle said in a statement. "The store was immediately evacuated following the incident and we are cooperating fully with law enforcement in its investigation." Apex police spokeswoman Ann Stephens told CNN the victim and suspect had been in a relationship that ended several years ago. She was in the store at her cash register Sunday morning when he came in and shot her, Stephens said. The man died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds, she said. The store will be closed Sunday "so that we can focus on taking care of our team," Doyle said. Counselors would be made available at the store, she said. Apex is about 15 miles west of Raleigh, North Carolina. "

5/30/2010 7:28:12 PM

We should make botched relationships illegal.

5/30/2010 7:31:30 PM

Quote :

"a man came in the store just after 11:30 a.m. and shot 59-year-old employee Guadalupe Rosas of Apex."

5/30/2010 7:49:55 PM

aaaah, much more info on WRAL now

Quote :

"Apex police Capt. Ann Stephens said 59-year-old Guadalupe Rosa was shot to death Sunday inside Super Target where she worked as a cashier. The shooter then killed himself. At around 11:35 a.m., police responded to reports of an active shooter in Target, at 1201 Beaver Creek Commons Drive, Stephens said. They found Guadalupe F. Rosas, 59, of 1007 Celandine Drive in Apex, fatally shot in the front of the store. Witness Justin Ley said he was in the checkout line at the Target when he heard a gunshot. He said Rosas fell beside him and he locked eyes with her gunman. “I said, 'calm down, calm down.' I must have said it 15 times. I just didn’t want him (shooter) to maybe come after me as well," Ley said. “It just didn’t seem like a situation that anybody would be effective at trying to intervene with.” Ley said the shooter pointed a handgun at him and ordered everyone to get out of the store. “It was such a pandemonium at the door that we were all getting shoved into the plate-glass windows," Ley said. Stephens said the shooter was confronted by officers inside the store. "Our officers challenged the suspect to put down the handgun. At the time, he turned the weapon on himself and shot and killed himself," Stephens said. Stephens said Rosas and the shooter had been a relationship that ended in 2005. The two had stayed in contact since then. Rosas had been working at Target for about two years and is survived by a daughter and two grandchildren. The shooter has been identified, but authorities are not releasing his name pending notification of next of kin. The store was evacuated and nearby businesses were put on lock-down following the shooting. Police interviewed about 40 witnesses in a nearby Lowes store Sunday afternoon. Authorities didn't allow any vehicles to be released from the parking lot until the suspect's and victim's vehicles were identified. Anyone who saw anything but left Target prior to police's arrival should contact Apex police at 919-362-8661. Target will be closed for the rest of the day, Stephens said. Lowes reopened around 5 p.m. "

5/30/2010 7:52:12 PM

2005? jesus christ man, get the fuck over it. i mean how fucking awful do you have to be to murder someone over shit from 5 years ago?

5/30/2010 8:27:56 PM

Well, got my car back and ready to put this shitty day behind me.

Can't really add any details. It was fucking crazy for about 5 minutes and then a long day of winding down.

5/30/2010 9:05:09 PM

You know how that culture is when it comes to relationships

5/30/2010 9:25:36 PM

She should have known better than to leave her man.

5/30/2010 9:29:26 PM

^^^sounds like the shock is starting to seep in
i cant believe you got home and immediately wanted to play a first person shooter game

5/30/2010 9:40:54 PM