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A shooting at a Kentucky Kroger that left two people dead may have been racially motivated.

Gregory Alan Bush went into a Jeffersontown, KY Kroger on Wednesday and killed Black people the AP News reported.

Maurice E. Stallard, 69, was killed while he was shopping with his 12-year-old grandson. According to police reports Bush “pulled a pistol from his waistband and shot [a man] in the rear of the head and again multiple times as he lay on the floor.” Stallard was not harmed.

Vickie Lee Jones, 67, was killed in the parking lot.

Bush exchanged gunfire with an armed customer before officers apprehended him.

Witness Ed Harrell told The Courier-Journal that Bush told him he did not have to worry because he is white.

“Don’t shoot me. I won’t shoot you. Whites don’t shoot whites,” Bush allegedly said.

Bush had a history of mental health issues WDRB reported. In 2009, Bush was taken to a mental health hospital following a domestic dispute with his ex-wife.

Bush was charged with two counts of murder and 10 counts of felony wanton endangerment. He is being held on a $5 million bond. His first court hearing.

During a news conference Thursday, Police Chief Sam Rogers said surveillance video shows the suspect tried unsuccessfully to enter the First Baptist church in Jeffersontown before he went to the Kroger. The church is lead by a Black pastor and has a majority African-American membership.

The FBI announced that it “is evaluating the evidence to determine if there were any violations of federal law.”

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