‘Grudge against pharmacies’: Man with ‘disdain’ for big pharma murders Walgreens employee and then waves at security camera, cops say

A antheral successful California with a “grudge against pharmacies” changeable and killed a Walgreens worker this week, with information footage showing him waving astatine a surveillance camera with his weapon afterward — and past blasting it retired moments later, cops say.

Narciso Fernandez, 30, is facing a felony complaint of murder for the Monday nighttime slaying astatine a Walgreens successful the Central Valley metropolis of Madera, according to section police. The unfortunate was described successful a press release arsenic being an worker who was changeable wrong of the store, which is successful the 2000 artifact of West Cleveland Avenue. Fernandez reportedly stayed connected country and surrendered to police, with authorities saying helium allegedly confessed to sidesplitting Erick Velazquez, a 34-year-old begetter of 2 from the area, connected relationship of his hatred for pharmacies.

“Some of the statements amusement that helium had choler towards pharmacies successful general, not circumstantial Walgreens,” Madera Police Chief Giachino Chiaramonte told section Fox affiliate KMPH. Speaking to the section ABC affiliate KFSN, the main said that Fernandez “has a wide disdain oregon grudge against pharmacies, large-scale pharmacies.”

Police officials judge that portion Fernandez had antagonistic feelings toward big pharma, the shooting astatine the Walgreens was an “isolated incident” and determination were nary different erstwhile threats to the nationalist oregon things done by him successful the area.

“He has nary anterior contacts with the sheriff’s section oregon PD here,” Chiaramonte told KMPH. “He has nary ties to Madera.”

According to police, Fernandez showed up to the Walgreens astatine astir 9:35 p.m. Monday and helium changeable Velazquez aft walking inside. “He did pass to immoderate of the pistillate victims that were retired beforehand and said, ‘This isn’t astir you,’ and stormed disconnected to his car to wherever officers recovered him reloading his handgun,” Chiaramonte told KMPH of the alleged aftermath. Describing Velazquez, the main said helium had nary transportation whatsoever to Fernandez and was conscionable trying to work.

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“He’s got a wife,” Chiaramonte said. “He’s got 2 children — 1 an babe — and they’re trying to recognize why.”

Police told KFSN that erstwhile Fernandez arrived astatine the Walgreens connected Monday night, its pharmacy wasn’t adjacent unfastened and determination were nary pharmacists connected the premises.

“We are profoundly saddened by past night’s tragic event, which resulted successful the decease of 1 of our squad members,” Walgreens said successful a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with their loved ones during this hard time. The information of our customers and squad members is our apical priority, and we are moving with section authorities successful their investigation. We are focused connected supporting our squad members and volition beryllium offering on-site counseling services implicit the adjacent mates days.”

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