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On 4/6/25 6:36 AM, Gasbag Newsom wrote:

A man who said he was "angry with pharmacies" is charged with fatally shooting a Walgreens employee after a gunman opened fire inside a
California store Monday night.

Narciso Gallardo Fernandez was arrested in the parking lot of a Walgreens
in Madera after police got a 911 call about a shooting. He is charged with murder; police allege he shot and killed store employee Erick Velazquez.

The shooting happened around 9:35 p.m., less than 30 minutes before the
store closed. When officers arrived, people were sheltering in place
inside and one employee was hiding in the bathroom.

Two other employees had fled as Fernandez shot at them, police alleged. Velazquez was found dead inside the store.

Security video released by Madera police showed Fernandez waving at the camera with a gun in his hand before he shot out the camera.

He was standing at the back of his vehicle in the parking lot, reloading a handgun, when officers arrived, Lt. Josiah Arnold said.

Arnold said it was "clear to us that he intended to continue to shoot at people." Fernandez was taken into custody without incident.

A motive remains unclear. Fernandez "made some statements about being
angry with pharmacies," police said.

Authorities are also looking into whether a car accident Fernandez was involved in a few months ago played a role in the shooting.

Fernandez lives about an hour away from Madera. It's not clear why he
would have opened fire at the store, Arnold said, adding that he has no
known connections to the city or the victim.

Police said Velazquez and his wife were "pretty well-known in the
community ... pillars of the community." They have two young children.

"Erick is a completely upstanding, good citizen," Arnold said.

Walgreens said it was "deeply saddened."

"Erick Velazquez was a valued colleague, leader, father and member of his community, and we extend our deepest condolences to his loved ones," the company said in a statement. "We’re focused on supporting our employees,
as we have and will continue to offer on-site counseling services."

Fernandez pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of murder with a gun enhancement and attempted murder with a gun enhancement. Bail was set at
$3 million. His attorney did not immediately respond to a request for
comment Thursday.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-man-angry-pharmacies- shoots-kills-walgreens-employee-rcna199462

"Angry with pharmacies" ???

More likely he was angry because they would
not take his totally bogus script for Oxy's.

Anyway, BURN his ass. Death penalty or WORSE.
Make it VERY public, so the NEXT dinks will
understand. Whatever it is, you DON'T take it
out on the flunkies.

Now ... the dope-prohibition angle ... SEEMS
like a Great Idea, but it's not always "Human
Sensible". Kinda like the booze prohibition.

Yesterday, the puritanistic UK govt was presented
with a similar reality - try to ban 'vapes' and
such and a mass percentage of the pop WILL immediately
go black market - no matter the quality or laws.

Ideological laws/rules ... in the end Human
Nature/Reality WILL have its day. This has
been seen since forever. Govts just shouldn't
get into this shit. They will ALWAYS lose.

"Don't Step On The Grass Sam ..."

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