The sole survivor of a shooting by a Pennsylvania grocery store employee - who killed three co-workers and then himself on Thursday - told authorities that the shooter locked eyes with her but decided to spare her life.
Police said 24-year-old Randy Stair brought two pistol-grip shotguns to work at the Weis Market in rural Tunkhannock, about 150 miles northwest of New York City, and blocked store exits before he began shooting shortly before 1am.
A search warrant obtained for Stair's Dallas-area residence was made public Friday and included an account from a fourth co-worker who escaped the store: Kristan Newell.
Newell said she was wearing headphones while she labeled products but heard shots and saw Stair shoot one of the victims, Victoria Brong, then turn and look at her.
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Randy Stair shot and killed three of his co-workers at a grocery story in Pennsylvania on Thursday
But a fourth co-worker who was in the Weis Market during the attack said she managed to escape after Stair saw her but didn't shoot
Kristan Newell told police was wearing headphones while labeling products when she heard shots and saw Stair shoot a fellow employee
But she said rather than shooting her, he walked away and went down the next aisle.
Police said she 'hid in the aisle for register 5, heard more shooting' and finally found a way to escape and call 911.
Even after she had gotten out of the store, she continued to hear shots being fired.
Stair killed Terry Sterling, 63, of South Montrose; Victoria Brong, 26, of Factoryville; and Brian Hayes, 47, of Springville.
Stair was dead before police arrived at the supermarket, but he left behind online videos and writings in which he praised the 1999 Columbine High School shooters, among other things.
Court documents indicate that a search of his home turned up seven boxes of 12-gauge shotgun ammunition, shooting goggles, ear protectors, a shotgun buttstock and an owner's manual.
Just hours before the shooting, Stair - who was known under the pseudonym Andrew Blaze - tweeted 'Goodbye humans...I'll miss you...'
Stair was dead before police arrived at the supermarket, but he left behind online videos and writings in which he praised the 1999 Columbine High School shooters, among other things
State police also took two notebooks, his drawings and cartoons, external hard drives, a flash drive, a computer and a camera.
Recordable discs labeled 'Goodbye,' ''Interview Spring 2014' and 'EGS Intro,' as well as five unmarked discs and one marked with illegible writing also were placed into evidence.
An actress who voiced a cartoon character that Stair had created said he sent her an email less than an hour before the killings thanking her for her work and telling her that by the time she read the email he would be dead.
Laura Faverty told WILK radio in an interview posted Friday that message from the man she knew by the pseudonym Andrew Blaze started like a suicide note but got darker as he outlined 'the true purpose' of his videos, the last of which was a 42-minute animated film depicting a massacre at a high school.
Stair also posted a photograph of him wearing a uniform in what looked like a store bathroom at 2.10am on Wednesday - about 24 hours before his rampage.
Court documents indicate that a search of his home turned up seven boxes of 12-gauge shotgun ammunition, shooting goggles, ear protectors, a shotgun buttstock and an owner's manual
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ShareThere were also pictures of him posing with his shotguns, even kissing them.
He left a note which read: 'These are all of the audio and video recordings pertaining to my death.
'All of these recordings and videos are essential for understanding what I did and how I did it.
'They’re all just me sitting in front of the camera, just recording with my microphone, or driving and venting my thoughts.'
The biography on his Twitter read read: 'I had to die in order to truly live. Speaking from before and beyond the grave.'
A prosecutor called Stair's actions a mental health situation that 'utterly spiraled out of control.' His family on Friday released a brief emailed statement expressing sorrow for his actions.
'Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families,' said his mother, Lori Ann Stair. 'We are so sorry for all the pain and loss of life this has caused everyone involved.'
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