Background
Previously living with his mother and sister, Ratzmann was known as an avid gardener who often shared his homegrown produce with the church congregation and had a passion for carnivorous plants.
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Career
On the verge of losing his job as a computer technician with a placement firm, Ratzmann was known to suffer from bouts of depression, and was reportedly infuriated by a sermon the minister had given two weeks earlier. Ratzmann had left the Sheraton Hotel building 20 minutes earlier. Four others were wounded, one critically.
Ratzmann shot and killed himself midway through the second out of three magazines.
Victims
Pastor Randy Gregory, 50
James Gregory, 17
Harold Diekmeier, 72
Gloria Critari, 55
Baronet Oliver, 15
Richard Reeves, 58
Gerald Miller, 44
Aftermath
The March 13 autopsy revealed that Ratzmann was suffering from Hashimoto"s thyroiditis, a mild congenital heart abnormality and was missing part of three fingers on his left hand, the result of a much earlier injury.
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March 12, 2005 (aged 45) -
Nationality
United States -
Religion
Church Of God