More details emerged in the case of the Wildhorse casino shooter who demanded a million dollars and threatened to “drain everyone in blood.” [Image: Shutterstock.com]
New details appear
New details in the shooting case at the Wildhorse and Casino on August 17 surfaced in court documents, according to reports Tri-City Herald. The shooter threatened to “bath everyone with blood” but said he had no intention of harming the policemen in the subsequent exchange of fire.
Draw a clearer picture of the shooting and the suspect
Herald It details a new court document on Monday, which paints a clearer picture of the shooting and suspect, Javier Francisco Vigil. Earlier this month, the owners and operators of the casino, the Confederate Tribes of Umatilla, confirmed the shooting via Twitter:
Vigil, 51, attempted to rob the Oregon tribal casino in Pendleton in broad daylight, handing a note to the cashier asking for $1 million. He managed to cross the casino exit with a bag of about $70,000 in cash, until he got into a shootout with the police.
Vigil, who is from Oregon, alleges that he “deliberately shot an officer’s car because he did not want to harm the officer” when trying to escape.
New Document Files Agent
With the case now in the hands of the FBI, The newspaper reported on Monday, the special agent in charge of the investigation has now submitted documents surrounding the investigation. They provide the most detailed description yet of how the Wildhorse was shot.
Security footage revealed that Vigil wore a soccer jersey, sunglasses and baseball cap during the incident. Carrying a pistol on his hip as well as two extra magazines, he went straight to the casino’s cash cage and handed the clerk the order written in cash.
Point his gun at her
Since then, the casino clerk in question has told investigators that she initially laughed at Vigil, thinking the $1 million note was a joke. She quickly realized he was serious when he pointed his gun at her.
The writer sounded the alarm while handing over the cash, but not before she heard him as he was allegedly bragging and threatening. They are supposed to include these words: “I deal with God” and “I will wash everyone with blood.”
While escaping with a bag of cash totaling $69,068, Vigil encountered an officer in the Umatilla Tribal Police Department outside the casino with whom he exchanged fire. A bullet wound caused Vigil to stop working at the scene, ending his escape plans.
The contestant suffers
Other new details, not included in The press release issued by the Ministry of Justice on Friday, is that a bystander was injured in the crossfire. Twitter user Shaindel Beers shared an update from Pendleton School District (PSD) on the day of the shooting confirming that a PSD employee was injured:
While investigators did not reveal the identity of the PSD employee, the special agent said the shootout occurred outside the casino. It has not yet been established who shot passers-by.
