
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, April 25, 1990                   TAG: 9004250407
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-3   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: ATLANTA                                LENGTH: Short

SHOOTING SPREE AT MALL KILLS 1, HURTS 4

A smiling gunman recently released from a mental hospital opened fire in the food court of a suburban shopping mall Tuesday, killing one man and wounding four other people before calmly walking out and surrendering.

The man surrendered to DeKalb County police outside the mall just after the 11:35 a.m. shootings, said police spokesman Chuck Johnson. The gunman, who gave his name as James Calvin Brady, 31, of Atlanta, would be charged with one count of murder and four counts of aggravated assault, Johnson said.

"He looked like a businessman with his left hand in his pants pocket," said Carol Gravdahl, manager of Sweaters Etc. at Perimeter Mall, a few miles north of the city. "His right arm was straight out with a pistol, shooting it off randomly. He was coming around with it until I guess he emptied it - and he was smiling.

"He just walked in and started shooting," she said. "He was very casual. He just stood there. He just moved his arm like somebody would be picking out some people for a team - you and you and you and you."

Police later released a statement that said: "A preliminary investigation has revealed that the suspect is a former mental patient recently released from an Atlanta area mental facility." - Associated Press

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