The gunman at the Walmart mass shooting in Virginia left a “death note” addressed to God on his phone, police say.
Andre Bing, 31, said his actions were unplanned but things had fallen into place as if he was being led by Satan, in the rambling memo that was released Friday by the Chesapeake Police Department, NBC reports.
Bing added that he did not listen to the Holy Spirit.
The attack on the US store on Tuesday it left six people dead and four others in hospital.
In the document, Bing also said he lost his dignity after his phone was hacked.
He said people unfairly compared him to serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer and wrote, “I would never kill anyone who entered my house.”
In conclusion, he asked God for forgiveness for what he was about to do.
Police at the scene of the shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia. photo: AP
Police said in a statement they found the note when “investigators conducted a forensic analysis of the suspect’s phone who was at the scene.”
A motive for the shooting remains unclear, police said, and the force could not say when the note was written.
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Walmart said in a statement, “There is no justification for killing innocent lives.
“Our focus continues to be on the families who are suffering and supporting our associates during this difficult time.”
Walmart said Bing had been an overnight team leader who had been with the company since 2010.
Police said the 9mm pistol used in Tuesday night’s shooting was legally purchased that morning and that Bing had no criminal record.
Officers released a copy of the note found on his phone that appeared to obscure the names of specific people he mentioned.
Bing died at the scene of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
A vigil for the victims of the shooting will be held at City Park in Chesapeake on Monday.
