Police hunt shooter who asked about honeybees then killed 1 man, hurt 2 more in Ill., Ind.
By APThursday, October 7, 2010
Police seek Ill. shooter who asked about honeybees
CHICAGO — Authorities are searching for a disheveled gunman they say asked about honeybees before shooting three men, one of them fatally, in rural areas of Illinois and Indiana.
The apparently random shootings began around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at a work site in Illinois and ended about an hour later across the state line on an Indiana farm.
The gunman fatally shot 45-year-old Rolando Alonso and wounded 19-year-old Joshua Garza near Beecher, Ill. He later wounded 64-year-old farmer Keith Dahl near Lowell, Ind.
The suspect, described as heavyset, unkempt and mentally unbalanced, is thought to be driving a 1990s Chevrolet pickup with a loud muffler.
Will County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Pat Barry says the man tried to talk to all three victims about bees.
