On Monday, Roderick Bliss IV, a Pennsylvania man who had become upset with the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis and losing his job, shot his girlfriend in the back as she ran away and then turned the gun on himself.
Bliss told his girlfriend, “I already talked to God, and I have to do this,” according to a report.
Many Americans have lost their jobs due to the social distancing restrictions put in place and the shutdown of non-essential businesses, which is supposed to lead to limiting the spread of the virus. Bliss couldn’t handle the situation and took the coward’s way out.
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Police in Wilson responded about 1:20 p.m. Monday to a report of shots fired on North 17th Street, where they found 38-year-old Roderick Bliss IV unresponsive and not breathing, with a pistol by his side, according to Lehigh Valley Live.
His 43-year-old gal pal, who has not been named, was taken to St. Luke’s University Hospital in Fountain Hill and is expected to survive, police Chief Chris Meehan said.
She was conscious and alert after being struck in the back and told police that Bliss had shot her, according to the news outlet.
“In the days prior to the shooting, Bliss had become increasingly upset over the COVID-19 pandemic,” Meehan said. “Minutes before the shooting Bliss was extremely upset about the pandemic and the fact that he had recently lost his job.
“He went into the basement and came outside onto the rear porch with the victim. While holding the handgun, Bliss told the victim, ‘I already talked to God and I have to do this.’ The victim ran off the porch and he shot at her four times striking her once. Bliss then shot himself,” the chief said in the report. [NY Post]
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This piece was written by Wayne Dupree on April 1, 2020. It originally appeared in WayneDupree.com and is used by permission.
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