Robert Stewart, 45, Faces Eight Counts of Murder, for Gun Rampage at North Carolina Nursing Home

Robert Stewart, 45, has done the unthinkable. He reportedly carried out a heinous attack on a nursing home, killing seven patients and a nurse at the Pine Lake Health and Rehab Center in Carthage, NC. It seems that these senseless rampages by armed thugs have been escalating in recent months. Thank God Stewart was shot by police and not killed. At least that what is being reported in the news. I pray this man will be able to stand trial for his actions.

Moore County District Attorney Maureen Krueger said that the slain patients ranged in age from 78 to 98. She said that Stewart, faces eight counts of murder and one count of felony assault on a police officer. I believe North Carolina is a death penalty state and he deserves that fate. Krueger said Stewart was not an employee of the nursing home nor did he appear to have been related to any of the patients.

Kreuger identified the residents who were killed as: Tessie Garner, 88; Lillian Dunn, 89; Jessie Musser, 88; Bessie Hendrick, 78; John Goldston, 78; Margaret Johnson, 89; and Louise Decker, 98. Jerry Avent, a nurse, also was killed. His age was not available. Krueger said Carthage police officer Justin Garner, 25, was injured, along with a visitor to the nursing home, 53-year-old Michael Cotton.

It has been reported that Stewart's wife works at the nursing home. His ex-wife, Ms. Griffin said Stewart had been recently reaching out to family members, telling them he had cancer and was preparing for a long trip and to "go away." Nonetheless, it was a barbaric crime and he deserves the death penalty for his actions. I hope this scumbag will face the music and succumb to his injuries, which would be the easy way out.