6/18/2023 0 Comments Bee killerIn Lowell, Indiana, on October 5th, 2010, 64 -year-old farmer, Keith Dahl, was driving his truck near 201st and Kline Avenues as he headed to check on his bean fields. The shooter, who remained at large, had driven 15 miles across the state line into Indiana. Police continued to process the crime scene. Police canvased the neighborhood, but virtually none of the neighbors were home except one man who heard the shots, but thought someone was just hunting so he didn’t check to see if something unusual had occurred. None of the other workers fit that profile and none of them matched Matt’s description of the suspect. The police explored the possibility that the shooter was a disgruntled or fired employee. In fact, few people actually knew the men would be there at that site that Tuesday. Their boss didn’t know why anyone would target his workers. Police then contacted the construction company that employed Rolando, Matt, and Josh. He was, also, pretty sure the truck had Illinois plates, and that it headed north out of the neighborhood. Matt provided one more detail, that the man was driving a late model Ford pickup. An unshaven man, wearing a green windbreaker, a light t-shirt, a black or dark green beanie hat, light jeans, and work boots. He gave detectives their first description of the suspect. Matt, who was unhurt, remained at the scene to speak with police. He was close to death and transported to a nearby hospital Josh was also taken to a nearby hospital, stabilized there, then airlifted to Advocate Christmas Medical Center, and placed into the ICU. Both men were in terrible shape, but Rolando’s condition was worse. When paramedics arrived they found Rolando and Josh. They were able to pinpoint Matt’s location from his dropped call. Meanwhile, emergency personnel were enroute to the construction site. Matt watched the man get back into his truck, rev the motor, then drive off. He pulled out a cell phone and dialed 911, but before he completed the call his phone died. Matt sprinted across the street and hid face down in an unplowed field. Matt saw the gunman, then he turned in his direction, and realized he was next. Josh fell to the ground, blacking out from his wound. The gunman then took aim at Josh, firing a single shot that hit him in the head. Rolando was badly injured, but not instantly killed. Without warning, the man pulled out a revolver and shot Rolando in the head. That left Rolando with the stranger who continued to ask questions. Matt walked back into the house, and Josh picked up a wheelbarrow full of materials and headed to the side of the garage. Instead of leaving, the awkward stranger continued to mill around. Matt went over and told the stranger that they use everything they have. Such as, why they were tearing the house up, and what they were going to do about a stack of plywood nearby. The stranger peppered Josh with a multitude of questions. Twenty – five minutes later the stranger returned. Josh told Matt there was something weird about the driver but, dismisses it after the man leaves the area. After making small talk for a few minutes, the stranger got back into his truck and drove off. The man asked the three men if the house they were working on was for sale. A man got out, he was unshaven and very disheveled. Rolando, Josh, and Matt were busy working when a truck pulled up to the construction site. Josh was especially grateful for the opportunity, as he was planning to use the extra cash to buy a ring for his girlfriend’s upcoming birthday.ĭevoted father Rolando, had nine children in a blended family with his wife Claudia, so he too, could use the extra income. Rolando had just started working for the construction company only the day before. Josh and Matt were best friends, and Rolando was filling in as foreman. In Beecher, Illinois, on October 5th, 2010, 45-year-old Rolando Alonso and his coworkers, Joshua Garza and Matthew Burton, were on a job site on Stoney Island Avenue rehabbing a burned out house. And a case of mistaken identity threatened to derail the investigation until the real shooter resurfaced to strike again. Law enforcement struggled to identify the perpetrator. Tragedy struck in the heartland when a deranged gunman descended on two Midwestern towns, shooting three men in a span of less than two hours.
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