The transgender woman who went on a shooting spree at a Rite Aid distribution center in Maryland had been diagnosed with a mental illness in 2016 and used a legally purchased gun in the deadly rampage...
Harford County Sheriff Jeffrey Gahler revealed on Friday that Moseley had been diagnosed with a mental illness in 2016.
He said Moseley had become increasingly agitated in recent weeks, and relatives had been concerned for her well-being.
Moseley used a handgun that she legally purchased in March to fire a total of 13 rounds on Thursday morning, and died after shooting herself twice in the head...
Moseley arrived at about 6:30am for her shift at the Rite Aid distribution center on Thursday, where she had been hired as a temporary employee about two weeks earlier ahead of the holiday season.
As people lined up to come in the building, Gahler said Mosely cut in line and words were exchanged, but it was a 'little incident.'
Less than an hour after she arrived, Moseley left the building for unknown reasons at 7:21am and returned home to get a handgun, pepper spray and handcuffs.
She arrived back at the parking lot around 8:35am and entered the front door around 8:52am.
Gahler said Mosely pulled a hooded shirt over her head and began shooting, striking and killing her victim, Aguda, outside the building.
Inside, where there were about 65 people, she fatally shot Giri and Reyes and also shot the three victims who survived...
When asked how Moseley could legally buy a gun after being diagnosed with a mental illness, officials said it had not been determined that she had a 'propensity for violence to self or others.'...