A single shot to the heart reportedly killed the shooter who targeted several government buildings in Austin, Texas on Friday morning.
Austin Police Sergeant Adam Johnson fatally shot the gunman, Steve McQuilliams, after hearing gunfire while loading horses nearby, KVUE reported on Sunday.
An autopsy discovered McQuilliams had written the words “Let me die” in black ink on his chest, according to the local station.
Police and FBI agents also reportedly found a funeral outfit laid out on his bed after searching the suspect’s home.
According to police, McQuilliams had driven around downtown Austin early Friday morning, firing over 100 rounds at the Mexican consulate, a federal courthouse, a bank, and police headquarters.
Police say the gunman also attempted to burn down the Mexican consluate with camping stoves, but authorities extinguished the fires before they could spread.
Officers found suspicious “cylinders” in McQuilliams’ car following a brief search after the shooting but no explosive devices.
Wish granted.
In Renaissance Fair fashion it was done in Gothic type lettering…
Basically an informal “Living Will”.
It did appear to be a “suicide by cop”. He could have killed a lot of people but did not. He just was looking to die and could not do it himself. And here I thought Tea Bagger’s didn’t want gubbermint assistance for anything. Taxpayer dollars (police salary) were wasted by him, he could have saved the Taxpayers money by just shooting himself.
When will the leaders of the White Community condemn this senseless White-on-White violence?
90% of all White People are killed by other White People.
It is their responsibility to “clean up their own communities”.
I still haven’t seen any actual evidence that McQuilliams was some sort of anti-government, anti-immigrant RWNJ, beyond some completely uninformed early speculation by the police. Apparently his FB posts don’t contain any of the usual nonsense.
One might argue that his targets reveal his motivation, but given that he didn’t kill anyone (and didn’t even seem to be trying to do so), it’s equally likely that he was just suicidal, and figured that shooting up some “official” buildings would be most likely to get him killed.