What Happened?
A Florida man opened fire on Friday, Nov. 2, at a Tallahassee yoga studio, killing two and injuring several others.
The gunman, 40-year-old Scott Paul Beierle, walked into a yoga class at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Friday at Hot Yoga, a studio at a northern Tallahassee shopping center. He shot six people before shooting himself, according to the Tallahassee Democrat.
The 911 call came in at 5:37 p.m. When police arrived within three minutes of the call, the gunman was dead, Tallahassee Police Chief Michael DeLeo told the Tallahassee Democrat.
Beierle has also had a history of arrests for groping women, according to the Washington Post.
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Multiple witnesses at stores and restaurants nearby reported hearing unusual noises coming from Hot Yoga before seeing people running out of the studio.
Megan Nixon was eating in the restaurant below Hot Yoga when she heard the commotion, according to the Tallahassee Democrat.
“The gun shot six or seven times,” Nixon said. “I saw five different ambulances picking people up. It’s scary it’s so close to home.”
Police started investigating the motive of the shooter Friday evening, the Washington Post reported.
The Tallahassee Democrat reported on Monday that police are now searching through electronic records about Beierle to determine why he chose to attack at the yoga studio. Police have determined that Beierle has no ties to the studio or anyone attending the yoga class.
Tallahassee Police Chief Michael DeLeo announced after a vigil held for the victims on Sunday at Florida State University that information that police have gathered from Beierle’s house, computer, academic and military histories, cell phone and other electronics are being cataloged, according to the Tallahassee Democrat.
These catalogs could point to a motive for the shooting, the Tallahassee Democrat reported.
