while the following footage is highly
intense it doesn't show anyone being
physically harmed or injured on November
21st 2023 at approximately 8:35 p.m. a
man clad in dark clothing strolls
through the Walmart's entrance unnoticed
he has a camouflage backpack slung over
his shoulder and a firearm lowered at
his side moments from now he will
execute a diabolical act of violence
against unsuspecting Shoppers just ahead
of them a pair of Shoppers sort through
holiday themed products before the sus
ECT turns toward them and points his
finger though the man has not yet acted
on his atrocious plan a 911 operator
soon receives an unsettling phone call
the following footage has mostly never
been seen before 911 what is the address
of your emergency hey Walmart and bie
okay what's going on there's a dude that
walked in here with a rifle there's
someone that came in the Walmart with a
gun yep with a rifle suddenly the
conversation devolves into a frenzy
Panic what was he wearing uh like uh
type of fatigue pants wearing what pants
he's shooting he's shooting he's
shooting he's shooting he's shooting he
just
shot he's shooting sir I can't hear
anything what's going
on
Sir moments later a flood of frightened
calls crashes into emergency services uh
there's a dude shooting in in the store
me and my
fiance Walmart it is active shooter okay
what's going on what do you see um me
and my everybody took off running
outside but me my fiance was in the cial
aisle do you know if anyone shot no but
dude walked in I thought he had a BB gun
and he looked at me said
hi walk I hear
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talking we just rain while some people
managed to escape the store others are
not so lucky
oh my we're coming honey we're coming I
want you to get somewhere safe and do
not engage with anybody just stay where
you are until we get help there
okay where we go we're coming okay just
stay somewhere safe don't move
okay are you in Walmart are you outside
I'm inside of Walmart I'm in Subway I'm
dug down behind the tables shoot me here
okay do you know if anybody's been shot
no everybody running out the door I'm up
under the table I don't know what's
going on okay stay under the table for
me okay we're everybody's getting there
okay go ahead and go ahead they're all
coming okay stay where you are do not
move do not make any noise
okay as the calls continue to pour in
dozens of officers race to the scene to
rescue the victims and capture the
shooter before it's too
late it is anter in the serial section
of the store 13837
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here as police raid the building nothing
prepares them for the gruesome scene
inside the officers pair off and begin
clearing the outer sections of the store
with Extreme Caution aware that the
shooter is inside and heavily armed
police department anybody back here
here we are hands
up keep your hands up so we can see
them all right you see me right here
follow
me yes
yes stay on
us I got one go stay with us
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you good on this pace I'm good y good
everybody
here how many of you are there all right
deep inside the Walmart store
surveillance footage shows the shooter
calmly moving through the aisles with
some Shoppers desperately escaping his
path however others don't seem to
realize the tremendous danger they're in
police later identified the shooter is
20-year-old Benjamin Jones when his
younger brother and sister are later
interviewed by Detectives they are just
as shocked as anyone else sure he would
say a lot of stuff but he you want to I
I wouldn't I want to have in a million
years thought he was going to do
something like this but he was getting
to that age where he like wanted to go
out and do things for himself like he
wanted to be independent but every time
he tried he would get like stopped like
he wanted to join the Army but then he
had some mental health issues that they
denied him access for because he had to
see a hospital whatever he always cared
about like our animals he always cared
about us as people like he was very very
caring person no no part of me would
have ever thought that he was capable of
hurting other
people not like this at least despite
their surprise at learning what their
brother is capable of Benjamin's family
will soon reveal several startling ideas
that possibly motivated his violent
actions at the crime scene just outside
in the store's parking lot another
heroine call reaches dispatch ERS
describing a victim with critical
injuries are you with the person who
shot he is bleeding very bad okay
there's a lot of blood do you still see
the
shooter I'm sorry do you still see the
shooter no we there is the cops are
inside right now okay all right are you
with the person that's
bleeding dude we just need somebody here
now she got shot in her head or she fell
and busted her head with something like
there's a lot of fun while help is on
the way one of the victims takes to
Facebook to warn local residents about
the brutal attack inside the storm if
you guys know anybody who's at Beaver
Creek Walmart right now call and check
on your people and literally just
shopping for Thanksgiving stuff and this
guy walked right past me with an assault
rifle and started
shooting I don't know if he shot people
or if people are dead
or what is going on but I
ran I ran so if you guys know anybody
that's in Walmart right now call and
check on them because he shot like 10
times he walked right past
me I was scared I thought you were
inside as police clear the building the
Twisted reason driving the to commit
such a wicked act remains to be
uncovered the situation continues to
grow dire as more callers choke the
emergency lines pleading for help
there's a lot of people out here right
now
okayy Tove it's okay it's okay the
victim Amanda had been shopping with her
mother when they heard the explosive
sounds of gunfire realizing the
nightmare was real they immediately fled
for the exit when suddenly the shooter
fired a bullet which struck Amanda's
head somehow she and her mother made it
out to the parking lot before Amanda
collapsed it's okay it's
okay you can't tou your
head you can't your head
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still
still oh my God I can't hold her like we
we are holding her down as much as we
can's fighting
us did you
say mama the situation is equally Grim
inside as officers in the center of the
store find more victims to assist
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B are you okay no are you hit shot you
been
shot wh I got your front negative it's
going to be a drink section where have
you shot at man I'll think get the back
in the back okay I'm going to check you
out real quick
okay just stay right there for me all
righty police will soon learned that the
victim Tiara was shot seven times
additionally her purse and cell phone
were later discovered to have bullet
holes as EMTs finally arrive on scene
officers provide an armed guard to
ensure they're able to safely provide
emergency medical assistance to all
victims as civilians escaped the
horrifying situation police urgently
gather traumatized Witnesses in the
parking lot do we have anybody that's
injured at all no nobody is injured
right nobody needs any medical attention
whatsoever everybody's
okay all right did I how by a show of
hands how many people witnessed what
took place 1238 12 years
keep your hands up so I can see you if
you witnessed it those of you that
witnessed it can you come over here
hauntingly one of the victims later
describ the shooters Target selection as
taking aim at people who were running
from him and not the people who were
willing to stand there his officers
continue clearing Walmart they search
every possible Hiding Place knowing
there could be another wounded victim
they'd found the shooter Benjamin
earlier during a search but not in a way
anyone anticipated please for it please
I'm clear they discovered two women who
managed to barricade themselves inside
the fitting rooms terrified of the
danger that lurked just outside the door
seconds ago hello police department yeah
yeah yes are anybody injured yes any
weapons no let me see your hands please
all hands please we hiding how many are
you got me and my sister hiding are you
okay yeah scared scared to death okay
did come on okay despite the chaos and
tragedy inflicted by Benjamin's actions
officers eventually Rescue all victims
and secure the building this is because
of what Benjamin eventually did that
turned the case on its head the first
two responding officers Dylan Zimmerman
and Joseph de jardan arrived on scene
approximately 6 minutes after the
shooting began as their vehicles pull up
to the store their Sirens alert Benjamin
who Ducks down and scrambles towards the
vision center he quickly pushes past the
barrier to hide around a corner hoping
the officers don't notice him just as
officer Zimmerman makes his way around
the corner of the vision center the
unthinkable happens
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got
him 138 Shooters down Benjamin took his
own life mere seconds after the officers
entered the building the overwhelming
feeling of what they fought through
reflects in their conversations as some
of them take a moment to check with
their families and each other this went
from to real in about two seconds dude I
was sitting there I was like yeah better
slow down yeah I need to get here but I
need to not die FBI would report that
based on the evidence collected
including two journals Benjamin kept the
attack may have been at least partially
inspired by racially motivated violent
extremist ideology according to his
family Benjamin suffered from mental
health issues which spiraled after a
tumultuous relationship with his
girlfriend ended his family was unaware
that he acquired a gun just two days
before the devastating attack when
detectives later speak with Benjamin's
mother she provides unsettling
information about some recent comments
her son made did he talk about doing
anything like tonight did he talk about
hurting anybody I don't know that he
ever said that he would do anything like
that he would just say like sometimes
that's what people have to do you know
with no Manifesto found to explain his
horrific crime no one knows what could
have possibly caused Benjamin to commit
such an unspeakable act however while
many have speculated about what his true
motive was we may never know for certain
miraculously all four of the gunshot
victims survived their injuries