Man Kills 2 In Radio Shack

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Suicidal Man On Deadly Rampage In Radio Shack Had Anger Issues

Saint Petersburg, Florida — A man who shot to death two people in a Radio Shack and then killed himself had been involved in a road rage incident earlier in the day, and his mother told authorities he had "anger-management issues," officials said Friday.

Pinellas County sheriff's officials said it had been trying to contact Justin M. Cudar, a 25-year-old University of South Florida psychology student, about an incident earlier Thursday in which he was believed to have assaulted two motorists when the shooting at a St. Petersburg strip mall occurred.

Cudar walked into the Radio Shack on Thursday night and without warning fatally shot customer Kenneth Powell, 23, and store clerk Joanna Cruz, 19, and critically wounded another clerk, James Dolan, 30. He then shot himself in the head.

Marianne Pasha, a spokeswoman for the sheriff's office, said there is no known connection between the victims of the Radio Shack shooting and Cudar and the earlier road rage incident.
Deputies had been talking to Cudar's mother during the day and were trying to track him down when they were told a man had walked into the Radio Shack at the Gateway Market Center and opened fire with a Glock .40-caliber handgun.

"His mother said her son had anger-management issues," Pasha said. "I am not sure anyone will know what set him off."
Before the shooting, the sheriff's office received a report that a man driving in north St. Petersburg had begun exchanging hostile glances with two people in a pickup truck as they drove. At an intersection, the man got out of his car and threw a steering-wheel locking device through the left rear passenger window, authorities said.

The victims were so frightened they fled and hid behind a store while they called for help, Pasha said. A witness spotted Cudar's tag number and called the sheriff's office.

Pasha said deputies traced the tag to Cudar's home and talked to his mother, who told them her son had "mental issues." Deputies never talked directly to Cudar, Pasha said.
"We knew who he was, we had contact with his mother and she had telephone contact with him," Pasha said. "The last thing our deputy knew was Justin was coming back to his house and they were going to meet."

Cudar's twin sister, Jessica Cudar, told the St. Petersburg Times she was skeptical of the report from police.
"My brother is a genuinely good person," said Cudar, of Sarasota. "He has a good heart. I love him."
Dolan remained in critical condition at Bayfront Medical Center on Friday after undergoing surgery.

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That sucks to hear.