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A demented thug has sparked national outrage after killing a kindly Costco employee in Ohio and then trying to come up with a racial hoax to justify his action.
As WJW reported, 61-year-old Randy Corrigan of Cleveland was gunned down in cold blood on April 25 after a man stormed into the Costco store on Royalton Road in Strongville with a drum magazine for reasons still unclear.
Court documents obtained by WJW show that in a desperate attempt to defend himself, Corrigan pulled out his pocket knife. The thug responded by promptly shooting him.
After a split second, the intruder then unloaded several more rounds into a helpless Corrigan. The Costco employee was shot multiple times in the chest, arm, and abdomen.
Despite the horrific nature of his injuries, court documents say Corrigan was breathing, conscious, and able to answer questions at the scene. But his condition soon declined and he died despite several life-saving efforts by authorities.
WJW reports that police later identified the perp as 22-year-old Christian M. Bryant of Fort Worth, Texas and charged him with an unclassified felony count of murder. He is a high school graduate and has a prior criminal record.
After being arrested, Bryant claimed to police without evidence that “a white man approached me with a knife for no reason” and “I defended myself.”
Essentially, the career criminal was asserting that he was the victim of racism, thus supposedly excusing his actions.
Bryant reiterated his alleged lie during his Monday arraignment. A judge later set his bail at $5 million.
At the time of his death, Corrigan was the sole provider for a woman’s 86-year-old grandmother. A GoFundMe fundraiser has been launched to fund the grandmother’s care and to help with Corrigan’s funeral.
The woman who set up the GoFundMe called Corrigan “an amazing, funny, and generous man who completely turned his life around after some trouble in his younger days.”
“He was selfless and caring,” she added. “The sole caregiver for my 86-year-old grandmother.”
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