The complaint states that an employee described Getachew as "weird" and that they suspected he had mental issues.
Aren't ALL blacks "weird" and have mental issues?
A St. Paul post office worker has been charged with attempted 2nd-degree murder after shooting his supervisor on Sunday.
Tewabe Getachew, 28, of St. Paul, was arrested on Sunday after attempting to kill 50-year-old coworker Roy Varghese, of Eagan, at the U.S. Post Office at 1715 West 7th Street. Charges were officially filed against Getachew on Tuesday.
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The man who was shot at least five times miraculously survived and is in stable condition. He was required to undergo an additional surgery on Tuesday as well.
According to the complaint, officers arrived at the post office at 3:24 p.m. after an employee had come back to the office and found the victim, a supervisor, had been shot several times. The supervisor asked the employee to call the police, and when officers arrived, he told them that Getachew was the shooter.
At the scene, officers recovered twelve .40 caliber casings on the floor near where the supervisor had been shot. He was taken to Regions Hospital in critical condition and was unable to respond as to why Getachew shot him in the first place.
Police discovered that Getachew had been working at that office earlier that day but was told by a coworker that his car was no longer in his parking spot. Surveillance video from a gas station across the street shows him leaving the Post Office parking lot around 3:19 p.m.
The complaint states that an employee described Getachew as "weird" and that they suspected he had mental health issues. He had been working at the office since February of this year, with every Thursday off to attend appointments for his mental health.
Additional surveillance video showed Getachew arriving at his home at on West 7th Street and leaving shortly after 3:37 p.m.
Officers arrived at his address, and Getachew's landlord told them he was supposed to be returning home. Further interviews with neighbors of Getachew revealed that he was "always drinking" and was suspected of being an alcoholic. He would also speak about how he needed a gun and a license for one.
Getachew was arrested and taken into custody when officers finally found his car. The complaint says that he had what looked like blood on the laces of his right shoe, but no firearm was found in his possession.
A search warrant was executed at his home, where police found a Glock .40 caliber firearm and a magazine that held several rounds of ammunition that matched the ones found at the scene.
While being interviewed by police once in custody, Getachew said that he did own a gun but was not sure what caliber it was. When asked why he smelled like alcohol, he told officers he drank a beer when he came home.
Getachew said he bought the gun a month ago and kept it in his car while he was at work. He confessed to police that he put the gun in the apartment after returning home from work on Sunday.
He said he saw his supervisor while clocking out that day and was not injured when he left. According to the complaint, he had no explanation as to why or who shot the supervisor.
This is not his first run-in with law enforcement, having been previously convicted of a gross misdemeanor for harassment. The complaint says that he allegedly told a witness where he previously worked that the owner should be killed while drawing a finger across his neck.
Getachew is currently in the Ramsey County jail. His bail has been set at $1 million, and he must not contact the victim. His next hearing is scheduled for Nov. 5 at 1:30 p.m.
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