A newly released investigative report details what led up to a deadly Cape Coral shooting spree that left three people dead, including the gunman.
The State Attorney's Office has just cleared four police officers involved in the deadly shooting of Christopher Moran, who went on a killing spree across the city last June. Investigators say the officers were justified in shooting Moran, who reportedly tried to shoot them after he killed two people in three different shooting locations.
We're finding out the shooter's girlfriend and their 13 month old son were two of the shooting victims. They were both shot three times, but survived.
Detectives interviewed Moran's girlfriend, Maria Rodriguez, at the hospital several times. She says the day of the deadly rampage Moran was accusing her of cheating on him. She mentions Moran playing with his rifles and screaming at her in a foreign language, telling detectives she was afraid he would shoot his neighbor. That's when Moran points a rifle at her and demands she get in the car. Rodriguez says Moran was driving really fast and "started screaming at the top of his lungs" as he was killing people.
She remembers Moran being delusional, to the point he didn't believe people were human. He responded to her with statements like, "that's not a person." She remembers being at a stop light when Moran said," that guy is not human, I'll show you" and shot a man on a motorcycle before he shot an innocent clerk inside this Circle K.
Reports show Moran tried buying cigarettes but his debit card was declined and then shot the clerk. 38 shell casing were collected from the scene where Moran was shot and killed.
An autopsy report confirms Moran was shot 13 times, dying of gunshot wounds to the head and neck and had several drugs in his system including cocaine.
The Medical Examiner's office classifying Moran's death as a homicide. However, there's enough evidence to justify the officers' use of deadly force.
