Shooter in New Mexico left a note with a warning

Authorities reported Wednesday that the perpetrator of shooting in New Mexico, which killed three people earlier this week before the police managed to shoot him down, he was wearing a note on his clothes in which a kind of warning can be read.

The existence of the note written by shooter Beau Wilson, 18, was revealed by Farmington Police Chief Steve Hebbe during a press conference Wednesday.

Hebbe shared an image of the note at a screening, scribbled on what appeared to be two Post-it notes written in green ink.

“If (you're) reading this, I'm (at) the end of the chapter,” the note reads. “Roll your eyes or (dare) lay a finger on my little sister, (I promise) there will be regrets,” he adds in a kind of warning.

San Juan County Sheriff's Capt. Kevin Burns said the teen began shooting with an AR-15 rifle outside his home, from the front porch area, but quickly fired it. dropped into some bushes even though it still contained more live ammunition.

The gunman continued to fire from two pistols, discarding a .22 caliber pistol and then depleting cartridges from a 9mm pistol in the final shootout with police, during which he fired at least 18 rounds before being shot dead in the face to First Church of Christ, Scientist, at 713 N. Dustin Ave.

Investigators collected at least 176 rounds, 141 of which were fired from Wilson's home, hitting at least 7 houses and 11 cars, Burns said.

In addition to the three weapons Wilson used, there were 10 other firearms in his home. In all, police found 1,400 rounds of ammunition, according to Hebbe.

The AR-15 was purchased in November, shortly after Wilson's 18th birthday in October, and then purchased three magazines just two days before the attack. They believe two of the three guns he was carrying belonged to relatives.

The shooter was wearing a modified bulletproof vest with steel plates during part of the exchange, but later ditched that too. “By the time we confronted him at the final battle site, he took it off for some reason,” Hebbe said.

Wilson killed a total of three women, longtime Farmington residents, identified as 97-year-old Gwendolyn Schofield, her 73-year-old daughter, Melody Ivie, and Shirley Voita , 79 years old.

The women were well known in the community, in part through their involvement in religious groups. Ivie ran a preschool for four decades attended by several generations of residents.

Those injured in the attack include Farmington Police Sergeant Rachel Discenza and New Mexico State Police Officer Andreas Stamatiadas. The officers were treated at a local hospital and released.

Police are investigating Wilson's access to weapons and concerns about his mental health, so they are making efforts to subpoena medical records. and schoolchildren who could shed light on any issues.

“We've been talking to family members and trying to investigate further their mental health which seems, early on, to be a factor,” Hebbe said.

At the same time, Hebbe said, “there seemed to be no significant indication that... anything was going to happen that day”

“My brother was fighting a battle against mental illness that he lost.” He was set to graduate Tuesday, the family said.

Wilson was a senior at Farmington High School and was scheduled to graduate the next day.

At the graduation ceremony from school on Tuesday, speakers discussed resilience and hope.