Security is finally releasing footage of an incident involving a gunman at Garden State Plaza Mall in Paramus, N.J. back in the beginning of November. You can see shoppers in a frenzy as Richard Shoop, 20, walks around the mall with an Sig Sauer riffle and even let shots off into the air. The 20 year old has a history of drug abuse and may have been trying to get police to kill him upon their arrival, but ended up committing suicide. To see the footage, click below.
(Photo+Video) UPDATE: Gunman In Full Body Armor Shoots Up New Jersey Mall With Rifle
UPDATE The man who shot up a mall in Paramus, NJ has been found dead! Identified as, Richard R. Shoop, the 20-year-old was found with a self-inflicted gun wound to the head, around 3:20am Tuesday [11/5] morning. Shoop’s body was found in a blocked off, construction site inside the mall, with a note. Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli and Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg says at a press conference, that they believe, Shoop was after one person in particular whom was not even inside of the mall at the time. Whew! Prior to finding his body, police raided the shooter’s home where they found his father. After he was guns and dropped to the ground, the father yelled, “Is this because of my son Richard at the mall? I am heartbroken over this! He called me! This is my f**king kid! You have no f**king idea what I’m going through! Just imagine if this was one of your kids.” Sad situation.
