[chris]

Pasco County Sheriff's Office deputies said 52-year-old David Harris Shafley was brought into the loss-prevention office of a Kmart store in Bayonet Point - about 65km north-west of Tampa - shortly after 3pm on Saturday, after he was allegedly caught stealing about $40 worth of merchandise, including rechargeable batteries and bottles of soda, The St Petersburg Times reports.

As the shop's security officers questioned Shafley, he pulled out a .22-calibre handgun and fired it at a doorway where two store employees were standing.

The two employees ran out of the office. Shafley then fatally shot himself.

Facebook Profile http://www.facebook.com/david.shafley?sk=wall

[Dz]

Looks like any number of tweekers.
Good riddance.

[renfairegeek]

What a dumb fuck.

Over $40 of crap?

Good riddance indeed.

[kellyhound]

David Harris Shafley was suffering.

At 52, his back was bad and he used a cane to walk. For years, he was forced to wear a colostomy bag, neighbors said.

His finances mirrored his health, and he took in boarders at his Port Richey home to help pay the rent. He would lament that he never seemed to get a good one, neighbors said.

Then came his arrest.

The episode three months ago seemed to some to speed an unraveling that culminated Saturday afternoon when authorities say Shafley killed himself inside a Kmart store in Hudson after being caught shoplifting.

On March 11, he had been charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest without violence. He was released from jail two days later after posting bail.

Neighbors say it actually was Shafley who had called authorities, to help with a tenant dispute at his San Moritz Drive home.

The arrest was a major blow, said neighbor Bill Naumann, 72.

"He couldn't understand why everything was happening to him," he said, recalling a recent conversation with him. "It seemed like nothing good would happen. He was in constant pain."

Before shooting himself, Shafley told the employees he was distraught and having difficulty caring for an elderly relative.

guess he was depressed.

[Karma]

Just read his Facebook posts. I think it's sad. Don't really know what was going on in his life, but I am happy that he didn't kill anyone else before killing himself.

[rapeWhistle]

Originally Posted by Karma ↗

Just read his Facebook posts. I think it's sad. Don't really know what was going on in his life, but I am happy that he didn't kill anyone else before killing himself.

If you've got time to bitch on facebook, you have time to pull yourself outta the gutter... people are pathetic.

Good riddance to a nobody taking up space on the road.

[CatBatMan]

JFC, Kmart was super depressing in its last days but I didn't know it was THIS bad.

[Pyramid_Head]

He clearly killed himself for other reasons. Whatever the case, seeing K-Mart mentioned is like being in a time machine.