Eaton Township Weis Markets shooting
In the morning of June 8, 2017, employees at a Weis Market supermarket in Eaton Township, Pennsylvania were stocking and closing the store for the night. Shortly before 1:00 a.m., 24-year-old Randy Stair barricaded the exits of the store and started to shoot and kill three of his co-workers before fatally shooting himself.
| Eaton Township Weis Markets shooting | |
|---|---|
  Location within PA / United States  Eaton Township Weis Markets shooting (the United States) | |
| Location | Eaton Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 41.5291°N 75.9474°W |
| Date | June 8, 2017 12:57 a.m. – 1:01 a.m. (EDT) |
| Target | Employees at Weis Markets |
Attack type | Mass murder, murder-suicide, workplace violence |
| Weapons | Two pistol gripped Mossberg 500 pump-action shotguns |
| Deaths | 4 (including the perpetrator) |
| Perpetrator | Randy Stair |
Victims
- Victoria Brong, aged 26, mother and 2010 graduate of Tunkhannock High School. Assistant tag manager for Weis Markets.[1]
- Brian Hayes, aged 47, United States Navy veteran.[2]
- Terry Lee Sterling, aged 63.
Responses
After the shooting, Stairs' parents Robert Stair and Lori Anne Stair offered their condolences towards the victims' families, Stair's father commented.
- "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. We are so sorry for all the pain and loss of life this has caused everyone involved."
References
- "Four dead in shooting in Pennsylvania supermarket". Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- Berkeley, Tapinto (June 12, 2017). "A GoFundMe Campaign is Accepting Donations for Family of Brian Hayes, Killed in the Grocery Store Massacre". TAPinto. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
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