Santa gunman was in bitter divorce, lost job

grids · 27-12-2008, 08:59 AM

COVINA, Calif. – A man who carried out a Christmas Eve massacre and arson dressed as Santa at the home of his former in-laws apparently intended to flee the U.S., but his plans were dashed after the inferno he created severely burned his arms and melted his red costume onto his body, police said Friday.
Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, a laid-off aerospace worker, apparently shot some of his nine victims execution-style in a plot to destroy his ex-wife's family after a costly divorce that was finalized last week. He had an airline ticket for a Christmas morning flight to Canada and $17,000 in cash on his body, some attached to his legs with plastic wrap and some in a girdle, Covina police Chief Kim Raney said. He did not know the Canadian destination.
Armed with four guns, wearing the Santa suit and carrying a fuel-spraying device wrapped like a present, Pardo showed up at the home at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday as a party of about 25 people was under way.
Raney said Pardo, 45, fired a shot into the face of an 8-year-old girl who answered the door and at first fired indiscriminately, then apparently targeted relatives of his ex-wife as other guests fled.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081227/...santa_shooting

professa95 · 27-12-2008, 04:15 PM

what a

Darlene_Ihnfsa · 27-12-2008, 04:18 PM

what an excuse to justify a criminal

grids · 27-12-2008, 04:24 PM

i know this news kinda sucked, but i was

when i saw this one

RICK8 · 28-12-2008, 04:28 AM

That is terrible!!

MrMagpie · 28-12-2008, 05:36 AM

Wow, so sad at this time of year. Well anytime of year, but especially at Christmas.

27-12-2008, 08:59 AM	#1
grids I'd Be Lying Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,574 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 8 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post	Santa gunman was in bitter divorce, lost job COVINA, Calif. – A man who carried out a Christmas Eve massacre and arson dressed as Santa at the home of his former in-laws apparently intended to flee the U.S., but his plans were dashed after the inferno he created severely burned his arms and melted his red costume onto his body, police said Friday. Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, a laid-off aerospace worker, apparently shot some of his nine victims execution-style in a plot to destroy his ex-wife's family after a costly divorce that was finalized last week. He had an airline ticket for a Christmas morning flight to Canada and $17,000 in cash on his body, some attached to his legs with plastic wrap and some in a girdle, Covina police Chief Kim Raney said. He did not know the Canadian destination. Armed with four guns, wearing the Santa suit and carrying a fuel-spraying device wrapped like a present, Pardo showed up at the home at 11:30 p.m. Wednesday as a party of about 25 people was under way. Raney said Pardo, 45, fired a shot into the face of an 8-year-old girl who answered the door and at first fired indiscriminately, then apparently targeted relatives of his ex-wife as other guests fled. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081227/...santa_shooting __________________ face tweet Quote: Originally Posted by marie/pims;4081587 I hate when people say they are boring and not creative.They are more creative most we hear on the radio today.How can people praise Lady Gaga and the likes but not Coldplay?They are more creative than most people think but those who don't like them refuse to listen carefully. Quote: Originally Posted by ARushOfLove;4081846 if someone that has been saying lots of bad thing about Coldplay, finally realize that their music really is good, they dont wanna tell 'cuz its embarrassing. Which I understand, but.. Admit it!

27-12-2008, 04:15 PM	#2
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27-12-2008, 04:24 PM	#4
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28-12-2008, 04:28 AM	#5
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