Tallahassee Yoga Shooting
He pulled out a handgun and began firing What happened: Just after 5:30 p.m. on Friday, a 40-year-old white man named Scott Beierle entered Hot Yoga Tallahassee, a yoga studio on the second floor of a shopping centre in Tallahassee’s Glendale neighbourhood. An evening yoga class had just begun, and Beierle, who was carrying a black bag, first posed as a customer. Then, without warning, he pulled out a handgun and began firing on the dozen or so people inside the studio. The gunman shot six women, killing two, and pistol-whipped a male yoga student. Beierle shot one of the women six times. Who were the victims? Two women were killed in the attack: Dr. Nancy Van Vessem , 61, and Maura Binkley , 21. Who was the shooter? Scott Paul Beierle, 40, was a substitute middle school teacher, Florida State University graduate, and Army veteran. Beierle had a history of arrests for grabbing women, according to Leon County court re...