It always has to involve a Walmart somehow, doesn’t it?
At least this was some good news.
Family members have identified the man who shot and killed his estranged wife and her new boyfriend in a Walmart parking lot in Oklahoma before turning the gun on himself.
The gunman, Yayo Varela Jr, allegedly opened fire outside the supercenter in Duncan, killing his wife, Becky Vescio, and her boyfriend Aubrey Perkins in their car.
A witness claimed the shooter fired nine rounds into the car before fatally shooting himself when an armed citizen intervened.
The shots rang out just before 10am Monday morning, and officers from the Duncan Police Department arrived a short time after and found all three victims dead.
Authorities have yet to confirm the names of any of the dead, but loved ones identified Varela Jr and Vescio in Facebook posts and a friend confirmed to KFDX that Perkins was the third victim.
Family members at the scene said the shooting was sparked by a domestic dispute between Varela Jr and Vescio, who have two children together.
Yayo Varela Jr and Becky Vescio.
Aerial footage from Reuters shows police cordoning off a large area of the parking lot at 3393 North 81 Highway. Duncan is about 80 miles south of Oklahoma City.
Police are also seen looking at a red vehicle that appears to have multiple bullet holes in the windshield. A handgun was found at the scene.
No staff members were involved in the shooting and the store was not evacuated, Walmart spokeswoman LeMia Jenkins said in an email.
‘This was an isolated incident in the parking lot and was not an active shooter situation,’ Jenkins said.
Aubrey Perkins.