Authorities are still investigating the shooting that left the 69-year-old woman and her 23-month-old grandson dead. Their names haven t been released.
Detectives haven t released a motive in the shooting or what possible connection the victims had to the gunman, 55-year-old Timothy Wall, who turned the gun on himself after shooting them.
Timothy Wall
According to a timeline released by the sheriff s office, the gunman had made a purchase at the Publix around 9 a.m. Thursday and returned just before 11:30 a.m. using a golf club putter as a cane.
The gunman watched the victims, who had entered the store around 11:07 a.m., from across the produce section before he shot the child then got into a struggle with the grandmother, officials said. During the struggle, the gunman shoved her to the ground and shot her, before he shot himself.
Grandmother May Have Helped Prevent An Even Worse Tragedy in Publix Shooting: Sheriff – NBC Bay Area nbcbayarea.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nbcbayarea.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A grandmother who was shot and killed along with her 1-year-old grandson inside a Florida Publix may have helped prevent the gunman from killing more people.
Authorities are still investigating the shooting that left the 69-year-old woman and her 23-month-old grandson dead. Their names haven t been released.
Detectives haven t released a motive in the shooting or what possible connection the victims had to the gunman, 55-year-old Timothy Wall, who turned the gun on himself after shooting them.
Timothy Wall
According to a timeline released by the sheriff s office, the gunman had made a purchase at the Publix around 9 a.m. Thursday and returned just before 11:30 a.m. using a golf club putter as a cane.
The gunman watched the victims, who had entered the store around 11:07 a.m., from across the produce section before he shot the child then got into a struggle with the grandmother, officials said. During the struggle, the gunman shoved her to the ground and shot her, before he shot himself.
Grandmother May Have Helped Prevent An Even Worse Tragedy in Publix Shooting: Sheriff – NBC Chicago nbcchicago.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nbcchicago.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.