Florida gunman’s ex-girlfriend claims her warnings that he ‘hated people’ were ignored
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A gunman who took over a SunTrust Bank branch in Florida apparently made the five women inside lie down on the lobby floor before shooting them in the backs of their heads, police said on Thursday.
Authorities found no indication Zephen Xaver intended to rob the bank during Wednesday’s attack and no apparent connections between him and the bank or the victims, Sebring Police Chief Karl Hoglund said.
Xaver, 21, was charged with five counts of premeditated murder in the shooting deaths of the four bank employees and a customer.
After shooting the women, he called 911 and “told dispatchers that he’d killed everyone in the bank,” Hoglund said.
All the victims were found in the bank’s lobby, lying face down with gunshots to the backs of their heads. Shell casings from Xaver’s 9mm handgun were scattered on the floor, according to an affidavit.
Another customer, Victor Sparks, was quoted by the Highlands News-Sun as saying that he found the door locked during the attack, peered inside and saw people lying on the floor while someone walked around and between them. He turned and stepped away and heard gunfire. He said police arrived within two minutes after he and his wife called 911.
In his call to 911 dispatchers, Xaver said, “I have shot five people,” according to police.
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Authorities ended their news conference after only a few questions and did not respond when asked how Xaver obtained the gun.
Xaver was arrested in a beige T-shirt depicting the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. On Thursday, he wore a black-and-white striped prison uniform as he was appointed a public defender and ordered held without bond. His father said he’s “heartbroken for the victims” and that his son “wasn’t raised to be like this.”
“He’s always been a good kid. He’s had his troubles, but he has never hurt anyone ever before. This is a total shock,” Josh Xaver told CNN.
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Investigators discovered the bodies of the five victims after retaking the bank, officials said. According to a police report, Xaver was armed with a 9 mm handgun and wearing a bulletproof vest.
Police said Xaver forced the women to lie down on the bank’s lobby floor and shot them in the backs of their heads.
State Attorney Brian Haas pledged to seek maximum punishment against Xaver, who faces the possibility of the death penalty.
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A woman who identified herself as a former girlfriend told WSBT-TV in Indiana that Xaver had been fascinated with the idea of killing people long before Wednesday’s massacre in Sebring. "
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