The Ohio Walmart shooter bought the gun used in his attack two days before he opened fire and wounded four in what investigators believe may have been racially motivated.
Benjamin Jones, 20, bought a Hi-Point .45 caliber carbine with one 9-round magazine on Saturday November 18 — and the following Monday he walked into the Beavercreek Walmart and started shooting.
He bought the gun in the Dayton area, according to the Beavercreek Police Department.
The FBI’s Cincinnati Department and Office also revealed the four victims were two African American women, and a white woman and man.
Jones’s journal was found by police following the attack and he “may have been at least partially inspired by Racially Motivated Violent Extremism (RMVE) ideology,” according to police.
“The FBI will continue to investigate the motivating factors that led to this attack,” police said in a statement.
Benjamin Charles Jones, 20, bought the rifle on November 18 – two days before he would use it to wound four people inside the Beavercreek Walmart. He bought the gun in the Dayton area. Beavercreek PD
Authorities are looking into whether the mass shooter — who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at Walmart — lied on a form used to determine whether shoppers qualify for guns.
Sources previously told The Post Jones had been hospitalized for mental health three times in the past two years — which should have disqualified him from owning a firearm.
“He has been to the hospital three times in the last two years for a 72-hour mental evaluation. His mother had him admitted [the hospital] once, then he inserted himself,” the source said. “We thought that would be a red flag to the authorities, no one thought he could get a gun, but he talked about getting one.”
Authorities are looking into whether the mass shooter — who died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound — lied on his ATF Form 4473, the form used to determine whether buyers qualify for firearms.Getty Images The Department and the FBI’s Cincinnati Office also revealed the four victims were two African American women, and a white woman and man. SHAWN THEW/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Under federal law, anyone involuntarily committed to a mental institution is prohibited from purchasing a firearm.
In addition, Jones was involved in right-wing conspiracy theories and believed the Holocaust and 9/11 did not happen, and was not socialized after attending an online Christian school, according to the source.
“He doesn’t socialize, he spends all his time at home. I don’t think he can handle conflict, girlfriends, breakups and everything.”
Jones’ journal entries revealed the attack “may have been at least partially inspired by Racially Motivated Violent Extremism (RMVE) ideology,” according to police. Obtained by NY Post In addition, Jones is involved in right-wing conspiracy theories and believes the Holocaust and 9/11 did not happen, and was not socialized after attending an online Christian school, the source said. Acquired by NY Post
Jones entered the Beavercreek Walmart around 8:30 p.m. and injured four people — one of whom remains in critical condition.
He then shot himself behind the visitor center and was dead by the time first responders found him.
Other aspects of the attack are still under investigation.
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