WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.399 --> 00:00:04.040 We have an active shooter. We have an after shoots go ahead of me 2 00:00:04.080 --> 00:00:11.880 Quier with a mass casualty. Welcome to Active Shooter, a podcast that covers 3 00:00:11.880 --> 00:00:17.160 the wys, the hows, and the aftermath of active shooter and mass casualty 4 00:00:17.199 --> 00:00:26.440 events. They have an active shooter in a building at tecking calls as they 5 00:00:26.879 --> 00:00:33.560 are big attacks. We got John Squires four fifteen asl Brouge ninety one, 6 00:00:33.600 --> 00:00:50.359 so I'd like, oh, I'm at a fire. Active shooter. Courts 7 00:00:50.399 --> 00:00:54.880 of an active shooter, active shooter, active shooter of mass casualty incidents. 8 00:00:56.960 --> 00:01:03.439 Thank you for listening. You are listening to Active Shooter, a podcast that 9 00:01:03.520 --> 00:01:07.920 may contain adult themes, explicit language, and graphic depictions of violence. Portions 10 00:01:07.959 --> 00:01:14.519 of this show may be traumatic for those under eighteen. Listener discretion is advised. 11 00:01:15.159 --> 00:01:18.599 More breaking news to tell you about tonight. Three people are now dead 12 00:01:18.640 --> 00:01:22.920 and the alleged gument in custody after shooting spree in Fresno, California, and 13 00:01:22.959 --> 00:01:26.239 believes believe the violence might be racially motivated. They say that was wanted for 14 00:01:26.319 --> 00:01:30.079 the murder of a Moteil security guard and he went on the rampage after seeing 15 00:01:30.079 --> 00:01:34.959 he was a suspect while he allegedly shot and killed three white men, firing 16 00:01:34.000 --> 00:01:38.120 sixteen shots in under a minute. Now believes don't suspect terrorism, but they 17 00:01:38.120 --> 00:01:46.120 are looking at it as a possible hate crime. Fresno, California, which 18 00:01:46.159 --> 00:01:51.480 is the state's fifth most populated city, was still bustling and busy on the 19 00:01:51.480 --> 00:01:57.640 cool, clear evening of Thursday, April thirteenth, twenty seventeen. Fresno is 20 00:01:57.719 --> 00:02:01.640 Spanish for ash in the sea. He seemingly obtained its name precisely for that 21 00:02:01.760 --> 00:02:07.719 reason the copious amounts of ash trees that lined the central valley. The city 22 00:02:07.800 --> 00:02:13.039 wasn't always as serene and peaceful as this sounds, however, and that was 23 00:02:13.080 --> 00:02:17.919 made evident on both the nighttime hours of April thirteenth and in the morning of 24 00:02:17.960 --> 00:02:23.960 Tuesday, April eighteenth, twenty seventeen. The one hundred and ten or so 25 00:02:24.080 --> 00:02:30.240 intervening hours were filled with a terror that many residents had never experienced before. 26 00:02:30.960 --> 00:02:37.879 An active shooter suddenly and quite inexplicably opened fire and murdered four innocent people, 27 00:02:38.400 --> 00:02:43.120 leaving a city reeling with the trauma and fright of such an attack. A 28 00:02:43.280 --> 00:02:50.159 targeted attack, a racially motivated attack. Today's case is dedicated to the lives 29 00:02:50.159 --> 00:02:54.560 and memories of the four shooting victims, Karl Williams, Zachary Randalls, Mark 30 00:02:54.599 --> 00:03:08.080 Gassett, and David Jackson. Active Shooter the podcast is a High five Holly 31 00:03:08.120 --> 00:03:14.240 production, and I'm your host JT. If you've listened to our prior episodes, 32 00:03:14.439 --> 00:03:19.080 you know that the Active Shooter podcast team has taken the no notoriety pledge 33 00:03:19.400 --> 00:03:22.960 and we will not be sharing the real name of the shooters that we cover. 34 00:03:23.439 --> 00:03:27.960 We will be giving the shooters a pseudonym and refer to them by that 35 00:03:28.120 --> 00:03:31.800 name throughout the episode. This will help in clearing up any confusion in the 36 00:03:31.840 --> 00:03:37.759 story while remaining true to our pledge and not naming the shooter by their actual 37 00:03:37.879 --> 00:03:53.639 name. We will refer to today's shooter as Zaan. At eleven pm on 38 00:03:53.719 --> 00:03:59.000 Monday, April thirteenth, thirty nine year old Zain was carrying a concealed three 39 00:03:59.000 --> 00:04:03.120 point fifty seven Master Magnum revolver as he approached the Motel six in Central Fresno. 40 00:04:03.800 --> 00:04:06.879 He was there visiting a friend whose mother had rented a room at the 41 00:04:06.919 --> 00:04:12.199 motel. Visitors are required to pay a six dollar fee at the front desk 42 00:04:12.520 --> 00:04:16.920 along with showing their identification. While the fee might feel a bit excessive, 43 00:04:17.360 --> 00:04:21.560 visitors, showing the front desk and ID is an excellent step towards insuring the 44 00:04:21.600 --> 00:04:27.360 security of the guests. On the other hand, it's also probably the one 45 00:04:27.480 --> 00:04:30.839 rule that is constantly broken, and most of us are likely guilty of having 46 00:04:30.879 --> 00:04:35.959 done so. At some point, security guard Karl Williams, who was employed 47 00:04:35.959 --> 00:04:41.480 by the motel to insure the safety and security of guests, caught sight of 48 00:04:41.600 --> 00:04:46.000 Zayin, so he requested the assistance of a co worker, and together they 49 00:04:46.040 --> 00:04:49.439 went to the room Zayne entered with the woman. The guards politely informed the 50 00:04:49.439 --> 00:04:54.279 pair of the motel's policy, and they agreed to follow the guards back to 51 00:04:54.279 --> 00:04:59.920 the front desk so Zayin could show his identification and pay the requisite fee. 52 00:05:00.040 --> 00:05:03.519 As the group was walking back, Carl and the woman began to argue it 53 00:05:03.639 --> 00:05:10.079 wasn't a screaming match, more of a disagreement, really. Zane quietly stepped 54 00:05:10.120 --> 00:05:15.480 back from them and withdrew his firearm. Without a moment's hesitation, he shot 55 00:05:15.519 --> 00:05:20.399 and killed Karl. Zaye continued firing, striking Carl six times in various places, 56 00:05:20.759 --> 00:05:26.879 including his arm, elbow, back and shoulder. I believe in that 57 00:05:27.079 --> 00:05:31.240 jurity Gar looked at argument with her, being a very dish type. Yeah, 58 00:05:31.079 --> 00:05:36.680 I shot him. He shot the security guard. Yes, the haircom 59 00:05:38.839 --> 00:05:47.800 against the antlus. Twenty five year old Carl Williams was born on July twenty 60 00:05:47.839 --> 00:05:54.120 fifth, nineteen ninety one and was described by others as a class act. 61 00:05:54.519 --> 00:05:59.399 He was admired by others and was always laughing and smiling. He was much 62 00:06:00.199 --> 00:06:04.560 much too young to die, most especially in such a brutal and violent manner. 63 00:06:05.720 --> 00:06:10.839 Meanwhile, the woman whom Zain was visiting fled the scene and raced back 64 00:06:10.879 --> 00:06:15.399 to her room. The other motel employee was able to escape unharmed. Zaine 65 00:06:15.439 --> 00:06:19.759 ran away from the motel too on foot and raced towards a local seven to 66 00:06:19.759 --> 00:06:25.199 eleven. There, he managed to scale the building and take cover on the 67 00:06:25.279 --> 00:06:30.040 roof of the convenience store. The police were dispatched to the motel, where 68 00:06:30.079 --> 00:06:32.639 they located the woman. Initially, she was found to have been trying to 69 00:06:32.680 --> 00:06:38.240 remove evidence from the crime scene. The woman refused to answer questions or tell 70 00:06:38.279 --> 00:06:42.040 police who the shooter was, and as such, she was arrested on a 71 00:06:42.079 --> 00:07:01.319 felony accessory charge and taken into custody. As police continued to investigate the crime, 72 00:07:01.560 --> 00:07:05.959 interview witnesses, and try to determine who the shooter was, Zayane sat 73 00:07:06.000 --> 00:07:12.120 perched atop the seven eleven, where he patiently waited and watched until the early 74 00:07:12.160 --> 00:07:17.560 morning hours when police eventually left. After the police vacated the motel, Zaane 75 00:07:17.600 --> 00:07:21.480 scrambled back down the side of the building. He took shelter inside of a 76 00:07:21.519 --> 00:07:27.319 dumpster that was located on the property of a nearby elementary school. Over the 77 00:07:27.319 --> 00:07:30.480 course of the next four or so days, Zaine walked from place to place, 78 00:07:30.920 --> 00:07:35.120 hiding out wherever he deemed it safe enough. He was able to chop 79 00:07:35.160 --> 00:07:40.560 off his hair, effectively changing his appearance. On the morning of Saturday, 80 00:07:40.639 --> 00:07:45.759 April eighteenth, the Fresno Police Department announced that they had identified the shooter from 81 00:07:45.759 --> 00:07:49.319 the Motel six shooting on the thirteenth, and named Zayne as the suspect. 82 00:07:50.399 --> 00:07:56.199 Later that same morning, Zayane entered a Starbucks. It was cloudy and gray 83 00:07:56.680 --> 00:08:00.560 and a light, misty type of rain hung in the air. Inside of 84 00:08:00.560 --> 00:08:03.120 the coffee shop, Zayne was busy logging on to the Wi Fi, where 85 00:08:03.120 --> 00:08:07.480 he proceeded to watch the news broadcast that named him the shooter. It was 86 00:08:07.519 --> 00:08:13.360 at this moment that Zayn made the chilling decision he already murdered one person, 87 00:08:13.959 --> 00:08:18.839 so why not a killing spree. Zayn made an active choice to become a 88 00:08:18.879 --> 00:08:24.120 mass murderer. Perhaps he'd always planned it and it was by design, but 89 00:08:24.759 --> 00:08:28.519 either way, he made a very firm choice at that moment, and he 90 00:08:28.600 --> 00:08:35.480 didn't care if it made him a monster he already was one. Zayin said 91 00:08:35.519 --> 00:08:39.720 he wouldn't quote go down for one murder and that he planned to quote take 92 00:08:39.759 --> 00:08:46.000 out as many white men as possible. Within just a few hours of the 93 00:08:46.000 --> 00:08:50.399 press release that identified Zayin as the shooter, multiple shootings transpired in and around 94 00:08:50.440 --> 00:08:56.200 downtown Fresno. At ten forty five am, Zayne saw a Pacific Gas and 95 00:08:56.279 --> 00:09:01.080 Electric utility vehicle on North Van Nest Boulevard. Approached the driver, who would 96 00:09:01.159 --> 00:09:05.080 later describe Zaine as having a quote cold, dark look, which unsettled the 97 00:09:05.159 --> 00:09:09.000 driver. As Zayne walked up to the driver's side of the truck, he 98 00:09:09.120 --> 00:09:15.200 passed the left rear fender before pausing and looking up into the truck. He 99 00:09:15.240 --> 00:09:18.960 reached into his jacket to draw the firearm, but as this was happening. 100 00:09:18.200 --> 00:09:22.919 The truck driver saw Zayin reach into his jacket. The ominous look on Zayane's 101 00:09:22.960 --> 00:09:28.559 face, coupled with his suspicious movements, was all the driver needed to know 102 00:09:28.639 --> 00:09:31.559 that he may be in danger and needed to get out of there fast. 103 00:09:33.320 --> 00:09:37.200 He threw the truck into reverse and stepped on the gas. Zaye had retrieved 104 00:09:37.200 --> 00:09:39.519 the gun by now, so he aimed and shot, striking the passenger of 105 00:09:39.559 --> 00:09:45.080 the truck, Zachary Reynolds. Zachary told the driver that he was shot. 106 00:09:45.320 --> 00:09:46.960 He was hit on the right side, where the bullet entered and pierced his 107 00:09:48.080 --> 00:09:54.120 lung and heart. Zaane fired again, striking the headrest of Zachary's seat. 108 00:09:54.840 --> 00:09:58.840 Miraculously, the driver wasn't hit. It would later come out that the reason 109 00:10:00.000 --> 00:10:03.240 the driver wasn't shot is because he appeared to be hispanic to Zayne, and 110 00:10:03.360 --> 00:10:07.799 Zane only wanted to kill white men. The men in the truck raced away, 111 00:10:09.279 --> 00:10:13.320 not knowing where the nearest hospital was located. The driver headed to Fresno 112 00:10:13.399 --> 00:10:18.039 Police Department headquarters. He was desperate to save his coworker, Zachary, who 113 00:10:18.080 --> 00:10:22.519 was losing blood at an alarming rate. Zachary lost consciousness on the way to 114 00:10:22.559 --> 00:10:26.000 the police station. When the men arrived, an ambulance was called and rushed 115 00:10:26.120 --> 00:10:31.159 Zachary to Community Regional Medical Center, where eventually he passed away as a result 116 00:10:31.240 --> 00:10:39.320 of his severe injuries. Thirty four year old Zachary David Randalls was born and 117 00:10:39.440 --> 00:10:43.360 raised in Lamore, California. He graduated from Lamore High School in two thousand 118 00:10:43.399 --> 00:10:48.679 and one. He and his wife attended high school together, but began actually 119 00:10:48.759 --> 00:10:56.879 dating while attending California State University Fresno. Zachary was an all around incredible guy. 120 00:10:56.080 --> 00:11:00.440 People were drawn to his humor, but it was his general trus an 121 00:11:00.480 --> 00:11:05.720 assiduous spirit that kept so many people in his life. He could often be 122 00:11:05.759 --> 00:11:09.879 found partaking in a game of cornhole on the beach, jamming out to his 123 00:11:09.960 --> 00:11:15.039 favorite artists, including food Fighters and Billy Joel. Food was another passion, 124 00:11:15.120 --> 00:11:18.879 and he particularly enjoyed a good steak or burger, sushi, Brussels sprouts, 125 00:11:18.919 --> 00:11:26.639 and sweets like pecan pie and lemon bars. The science enthusiast was also interested 126 00:11:26.679 --> 00:11:31.320 in older cars visiting Hawaii, and he was deeply devoted as an LA Dodgers 127 00:11:31.399 --> 00:11:39.240 fan. Zachary leaves behind his love Katie and their two small children. Their 128 00:11:39.360 --> 00:11:48.440 loss is indeed immeasurable. After shooting Zachary, Zayn began to walk along Mildreda 129 00:11:48.519 --> 00:11:52.440 Avenue before heading west, where he came upon a man who was exiting his 130 00:11:52.519 --> 00:11:56.399 residence. Zaane missed and the man was able to take cover. While Zaane 131 00:11:56.440 --> 00:12:01.080 reloaded his weapon in the alley between Van Nest Boulevard and Fulton Street, he 132 00:12:01.159 --> 00:12:07.080 briefly considered going back after the man he just shot at. He briefly considered 133 00:12:07.120 --> 00:12:11.639 going back after the man he just shot at, but discarded that idea assuming 134 00:12:11.639 --> 00:12:16.320 the man had taken shelter back inside his home. Zaine proceeded down North Fulton 135 00:12:16.360 --> 00:12:20.279 Street and again he raised the firearm and shot towards a car that carried a 136 00:12:20.320 --> 00:12:26.559 woman, her adult daughter, and her young granddaughter. The petrified woman kept 137 00:12:26.559 --> 00:12:31.519 going and as soon as Zain realized they were Latino and women, he lowered 138 00:12:31.519 --> 00:12:35.519 the gun and didn't shoot again. He turned on his heel and walked in 139 00:12:35.519 --> 00:12:41.000 the opposite direction. When he encountered Mark Gassett outside of a Catholic Charity's USA 140 00:12:41.039 --> 00:12:46.039 building, Zaine shot Mark in the chest and the man immediately fell to the 141 00:12:46.080 --> 00:12:50.799 ground. Zaine shot him again two more times, striking the man in the 142 00:12:50.879 --> 00:12:58.360 right lung and heart. Thirty seven year old Mark Gassett was born on June 143 00:12:58.399 --> 00:13:03.000 third, nineteen seventy nine. He graduated high school from Central High and was 144 00:13:03.039 --> 00:13:05.720 described as the guy who would give you the shirt off his back. He 145 00:13:05.799 --> 00:13:11.559 was giving, he was jovial, and he was kind, and he will 146 00:13:11.600 --> 00:13:16.120 be so dearly missed. Mark's mission each day was to make someone laugh, 147 00:13:16.440 --> 00:13:20.440 and he always did. He worked with the homeless and was the first to 148 00:13:20.480 --> 00:13:24.200 give back to his community. No one ever saw Mark become angry. He 149 00:13:24.279 --> 00:13:28.480 was an even keeled, gentle soul that friends and family could count on. 150 00:13:30.399 --> 00:13:35.559 His passions were skateboarding, fishing, camping, and woodworking. The father of 151 00:13:35.600 --> 00:13:39.039 a nine and a fourteen year old, both boys, they were the light 152 00:13:39.240 --> 00:13:45.600 of his life. The gregarious man will be forever mourned, and a GoFundMe 153 00:13:45.720 --> 00:13:52.039 was established to help raise money for his family. Zane stopped and reloaded the 154 00:13:52.080 --> 00:13:56.720 gun once again before shooting towards a group of three white men. Two of 155 00:13:56.759 --> 00:14:01.159 the men escaped physically unharmed. The idea of how to run for life from 156 00:14:01.200 --> 00:14:05.279 a madman with a gun is another level of trauma. That is inconceivable. 157 00:14:05.200 --> 00:14:11.080 The third man wasn't able to escape, he ran Zaane chased him into the 158 00:14:11.080 --> 00:14:16.399 parking lot of the Catholic Charity's USA building, and he fired off six rounds. 159 00:14:16.519 --> 00:14:20.960 Two bullets hit empty parked cars, one bullet hid a nearby building, 160 00:14:22.279 --> 00:14:26.360 while another bullet went rogue and was never recovered. The remaining two shots. 161 00:14:28.759 --> 00:14:35.559 The remaining two shots both struck fifth I'm sorry. The remaining two shots both 162 00:14:35.639 --> 00:14:41.200 struck fifty eight year old David Martin Jackson. The blood loss and shock were 163 00:14:41.200 --> 00:14:46.679 the official causes of David's death. It is such an incomprehensible manner in which 164 00:14:46.720 --> 00:14:54.080 to die, bleeding out until your body goes into shock before completely shutting down. 165 00:14:54.320 --> 00:15:01.200 It's horrific. Unfortunately, despite much research, no information could be located 166 00:15:01.240 --> 00:15:11.080 about David Jackson. May he rest in peace. It's likely that numerous individuals 167 00:15:11.080 --> 00:15:13.720 called nine one one after seeing a man walk up and down Fulton Street brandishing 168 00:15:13.720 --> 00:15:20.320 a firearm. They're getting reports of multiple gunshots incidences in the downtown area. 169 00:15:20.240 --> 00:15:24.320 To give more units, we had set another call in at six shots. 170 00:15:24.360 --> 00:15:30.919 Fires. Police responded to the scene only four minutes after the very first shots 171 00:15:30.960 --> 00:15:35.240 that morning. Nearby schools and government buildings were placed on lockdown while police approached 172 00:15:35.360 --> 00:15:41.799 Zayne. For his part, Zayn screamed God is Great in Arabic three times 173 00:15:41.159 --> 00:15:46.120 as he was arrested and taken into custody. No gun was immediately located on 174 00:15:46.159 --> 00:15:50.960 his person, but police Chief Jerry Dyer later reported that the weapon was wrapped 175 00:15:50.960 --> 00:15:56.320 in clothing and an unknown mail arrived on the scene, retrieved the gun from 176 00:15:56.440 --> 00:16:02.120 Zayne, and then the unknown man bolted. The entire shooting on the eighteenth 177 00:16:02.360 --> 00:16:07.600 lasted only ninety seconds. In those ninety seconds, seventeen rounds were fired and 178 00:16:07.720 --> 00:16:14.120 three men died. Zayne was arrested without incident, and when he was questioned, 179 00:16:14.320 --> 00:16:18.759 he confessed. He described in detail the shooting spree, and he laughed. 180 00:16:19.559 --> 00:16:26.679 It was a menacing, purely evil laugh, which shows just how depraved 181 00:16:26.120 --> 00:16:51.039 and soulless this individual is. Thirty nine year old Zayan was born on March 182 00:16:51.080 --> 00:16:55.600 twenty first, nineteen seventy eight. His grandmother reported that he was drawn to 183 00:16:55.679 --> 00:17:00.000 Islam at a very young age. However, he also attended a Baptist church. 184 00:17:00.799 --> 00:17:03.319 He lived between both Sacramento and Fresno for the majority of his life, 185 00:17:03.599 --> 00:17:07.599 but he was homeless at the time of the shooting. Growing up, Zaine 186 00:17:07.599 --> 00:17:12.880 affiliated with gangs, though he was never actually a member of one. He 187 00:17:12.920 --> 00:17:18.400 took classes in multimedia at consumnz River College and Sacramento for a brief period, 188 00:17:18.839 --> 00:17:25.240 and he also attended Sacramento City College and the American River College. All of 189 00:17:25.279 --> 00:17:29.359 its college studies were between the years of nineteen ninety six in two thousand four, 190 00:17:29.799 --> 00:17:33.680 Though specifically what type of degree he pursued isn't known, it was said 191 00:17:33.720 --> 00:17:37.559 that during those years Zane sporadically went to class, and when he did go, 192 00:17:37.960 --> 00:17:44.039 he was known to accuse professors of being racist. Well known to local 193 00:17:44.160 --> 00:17:48.680 law enforcement wherever he lived, Zayn had an extensive criminal history, which included 194 00:17:48.759 --> 00:17:55.240 charges of false imprisonment, weapons charges, drugs, forgery, and even making 195 00:17:55.359 --> 00:17:59.759 terrorist threats. He was arrested twice as a teenager, and both times were 196 00:17:59.759 --> 00:18:03.960 for bringing a gun to school, which is, if not the first, 197 00:18:03.480 --> 00:18:08.160 perhaps the most glaring red flag of what was to come. In two thousand 198 00:18:08.160 --> 00:18:11.920 and four, Zaye was again arrested for firing a weapon outside of his apartment. 199 00:18:12.519 --> 00:18:18.599 The arrest was in Washington State. It's very unclear how he was able 200 00:18:18.599 --> 00:18:23.519 to come into possession of the firearm. Despite his mental health diagnosis and felony 201 00:18:23.559 --> 00:18:29.279 record. It was another red flag and most certainly would have landed him on 202 00:18:29.279 --> 00:18:33.400 a prohibited person's list had the case gone anywhere. Zaine left the state and 203 00:18:33.440 --> 00:18:37.680 the case was dismissed when the prosecutor in Washington declined to extrad item back to 204 00:18:37.839 --> 00:18:42.279 a federal prison. In two thousand and five, Zaine was indicted on federal 205 00:18:42.359 --> 00:18:48.119 charges of felon possessing a firearm, possessing a firearm for drug trafficking, and 206 00:18:48.200 --> 00:18:52.640 possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute. His defense attorney attempted to claim insanity, 207 00:18:52.960 --> 00:18:59.759 citing Zaine's alleged paranoia, hallucinations, and psychosis. The judge eventually ruled 208 00:18:59.759 --> 00:19:03.799 itsz Zain wasn't competent to stand trial, and he was subsequently admitted to a 209 00:19:03.799 --> 00:19:08.000 mental health facility for around four months. The purpose was to restore Zain to 210 00:19:08.039 --> 00:19:12.160 competency, which was accomplished, and as a result, he ended up pleading 211 00:19:12.160 --> 00:19:15.359 guilty to two of the seven counts in August of two thousand and six. 212 00:19:18.079 --> 00:19:21.880 He was sentenced to nine years in prison, but the sentence was reduced in 213 00:19:21.880 --> 00:19:26.480 two thousand and eight and he was released in twenty sixteen. Zain also claims 214 00:19:26.519 --> 00:19:30.680 to have murdered someone when he was twelve, but this has never been confirmed 215 00:19:30.799 --> 00:19:37.920 or proven. Court records indicate that he experienced quote auditory hallucinations and had at 216 00:19:37.000 --> 00:19:44.359 least two prior mental health hospitalizations. Zain was admitted to Sacramento Community Mental Health 217 00:19:44.680 --> 00:19:48.119 from April eighth to thirteen of nineteen ninety eight. When he was twenty, 218 00:19:48.759 --> 00:19:53.640 he was diagnosed with psychosis, although only two weeks later he was admitted to 219 00:19:53.680 --> 00:19:59.119 CMH again, but in Fresno, this time. On April twenty seventh, 220 00:19:59.200 --> 00:20:03.039 nineteen ninety seve eight, Zaye was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. It seemed like 221 00:20:03.079 --> 00:20:07.799 everything was under control for a time, but about two years later he was 222 00:20:07.839 --> 00:20:12.200 admitted to the Fresno CMH again. As reported by several family members and Zaine 223 00:20:12.279 --> 00:20:17.559 himself, he had a family history of mental health disorders. His mother attempted 224 00:20:17.599 --> 00:20:22.400 suicide at least once since she was reportedly an alcoholic who also suffered from depression. 225 00:20:23.079 --> 00:20:26.240 He only lived with her until the age of two, which is when 226 00:20:26.240 --> 00:20:30.920 he was sent to live with his father, who allegedly tried to kill Zane 227 00:20:30.119 --> 00:20:34.839 when he was both five and nine years old. Once was an attempted poisoning 228 00:20:36.079 --> 00:20:40.440 and the other time he tried to run Zaane over with his car. Further, 229 00:20:40.880 --> 00:20:45.920 Zane's grandmother was reportedly diagnosed with schizophrenia as well. Zain underwent a psychological 230 00:20:45.960 --> 00:20:51.519 examination and it was reported that he possessed an IQ that was above average and 231 00:20:51.680 --> 00:20:56.839 in the bright normal range. Zaine never reported during this exam that he experienced 232 00:20:56.839 --> 00:21:03.119 hallucinations, though the examiner indicated that Zayne claimed to see fantastical images like lynchings 233 00:21:03.559 --> 00:21:07.559 dungeons, but he also reported that he could smell blood, which was described 234 00:21:07.559 --> 00:21:14.920 in the report as quote olfactory hallucination. Zain eventually confessed to having auditory hallucinations 235 00:21:15.000 --> 00:21:18.400 multiple times a week. These included hearing women and children's voices calling out for 236 00:21:18.440 --> 00:21:25.480 help. Zain said that the hallucinations increased in frequency and had started to include 237 00:21:25.480 --> 00:21:29.920 images of black women and children in the dungeons screaming to get out. He 238 00:21:29.960 --> 00:21:36.519 said that meditating and chanting specific words like thunderstorms and heat waves to calm himself, 239 00:21:37.279 --> 00:21:41.640 and he did this to help ease his visions. He also self reported 240 00:21:41.680 --> 00:21:48.119 a suicide by hanging attempt in two thousand and five. Zain's psychological report, 241 00:21:48.519 --> 00:21:52.599 which will be linked in the show notes, is in its entirety, and 242 00:21:52.640 --> 00:21:57.039 it indicated that Zain reported having a disturbed childhood. According to Zay's own claims, 243 00:21:57.039 --> 00:22:02.240 when he was three, he quote broke white dude's ankle when he struck 244 00:22:02.279 --> 00:22:06.559 it while riding a big wheel toy. Allegedly the man yelled at him. 245 00:22:06.880 --> 00:22:10.359 The relevance of the story isn't clear, but it seems to be the starting 246 00:22:10.359 --> 00:22:15.079 point of Zaine's hatred for white men. The report further indicated Zaine recounting being 247 00:22:15.119 --> 00:22:19.319 in a gang in Sacramento when he was nine. He claimed to be the 248 00:22:19.400 --> 00:22:22.799 leader of the gang and they sold drugs, drank and hung out all night. 249 00:22:23.440 --> 00:22:27.119 Perhaps the wildest claim was that he shot an adult when he was only 250 00:22:27.200 --> 00:22:33.680 twelve, but as previously stated, this has never been corroborated with any sort 251 00:22:33.680 --> 00:22:38.240 of evidence. Zain seemed to speak of these troubling experiences in a boastful manner, 252 00:22:38.559 --> 00:22:42.359 and he even laughed at times. It was the opinion of the examiner 253 00:22:42.359 --> 00:22:48.200 that Zain seemed to understand how to manipulate symptoms of his various mental illnesses to 254 00:22:48.240 --> 00:22:52.240 his advantage, depending on whom he was speaking to. The report concluded that 255 00:22:52.400 --> 00:22:57.839 Zain was fit to stand trial in the murder of four innocent people. Zain 256 00:22:59.000 --> 00:23:03.720 was charged with four counts of murder, four counts of attempted murder, one 257 00:23:03.799 --> 00:23:07.920 count of shooting an occupied motor vehicle, and one count of possession of a 258 00:23:07.960 --> 00:23:11.240 firearm by a felon. He was found guilty on all counts at trial. 259 00:23:12.000 --> 00:23:18.079 His insanity plea was dismissed and the death penalty was dropped after the trial. 260 00:23:18.599 --> 00:23:23.039 As account four lead A jury and the above entitle action fine defendant the ok 261 00:23:23.319 --> 00:23:29.240 of first degree murder of David Jackson in violations of Section one eighty seven A 262 00:23:29.400 --> 00:23:33.039 of the Penal Code has charged in count four further lead a jury in the 263 00:23:33.079 --> 00:23:38.279 above entitle action find true the allegation in the commission of the above entitle offense 264 00:23:38.960 --> 00:23:45.920 the defendant Kory Ali Muhammad intentionally discharged a firearm, which is an interesting verdict. 265 00:23:45.920 --> 00:23:48.759 I think their jury did a really good job at looking at all the 266 00:23:48.839 --> 00:23:55.480 issues. They were certainly conscientious in how they approached the case. Having the 267 00:23:55.559 --> 00:23:59.599 three seconds and one first was a little unsatisfying for me. I would have 268 00:23:59.680 --> 00:24:03.519 liked to convinced them that they were all second great murders based upon his mental 269 00:24:03.519 --> 00:24:07.279 health issues. But we'll see where we're at in the next phase. Zain 270 00:24:07.400 --> 00:24:12.960 was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Most chillingly, he 271 00:24:14.039 --> 00:24:18.440 reported in the psych interview quote, I would prefer death, row my own 272 00:24:18.599 --> 00:24:23.680 cell and go into the yard. San Francisco is really nice. I'd more 273 00:24:23.759 --> 00:24:27.400 likely kill someone in prison, and I don't like scumbags. They are really 274 00:24:27.480 --> 00:24:32.799 shitty persons who deserve to die. And I don't think the country will last 275 00:24:32.839 --> 00:24:37.839 that long twenty five to thirty years. The only promise of life is death. 276 00:24:41.200 --> 00:24:44.759 We all have the unique ability to help prevent such a catastrophic event from 277 00:24:44.799 --> 00:24:49.000 happening if we keep our eyes and ears open and never hesitate to report when 278 00:24:49.079 --> 00:24:55.960 something or someone just doesn't seem right. With the delicate balance of mental health 279 00:24:55.960 --> 00:25:00.119 reform, education, active shooter training, and common sense on laws, we 280 00:25:00.200 --> 00:25:04.480 may one day realize the dream, the dream that there will be no more 281 00:25:04.519 --> 00:25:11.519 active shootings. We pray that love prevails over Hay. Too many have died. 282 00:25:14.000 --> 00:25:19.400 We should say to ourselves, not one more. In the meantime, 283 00:25:19.559 --> 00:25:23.519 we urge our listeners to stay aware of your surroundings and keep in touch with 284 00:25:23.559 --> 00:25:29.640 your loved ones. If you see something, say something, you never know 285 00:25:29.720 --> 00:25:40.720 how many lives you'll be saving. Thank you for listening to today's episode of 286 00:25:40.759 --> 00:25:45.440 Active Shooter the Podcast. Remember, if you see something, say something, 287 00:25:47.240 --> 00:25:51.359 there's no telling how many lives you may be saving. A big thank you 288 00:25:51.440 --> 00:25:55.880 to Darren Curtis, who composed some of the songs on our show. You 289 00:25:55.920 --> 00:26:03.279 can find him online at www dot Darren Curtis music dot com. Make sure 290 00:26:03.319 --> 00:26:07.200 to check us out on social media. You can find us on Facebook at 291 00:26:07.240 --> 00:26:15.119 Active Shooter the Podcast and on Twitter at podcast Active. Thank you and be safe.