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- Birth date: September 12, 1963
- Resident of Moore County, North Carolina
- Owns a painting company in Carthage, North Carolina, called RKS. Paintingabc11: Eight dead in nursing home shooting (March 29, 2009)
- Recently separated from wife, Wandaabc11: Eight dead in nursing home shooting (March 29, 2009)
- Shot and killed 8 people at the Pinelake Health and Rehab Center on March 29, 2009abc11: Eight dead in nursing home shooting (March 29, 2009)
- Charged with 8 counts of first-degree murderabc11: Eight dead in nursing home shooting (March 29, 2009)
- Charged with felony assault on an officerabc11: Eight dead in nursing home shooting (March 29, 2009)
- Six people were killed at the scene and two died after being hospitalizedGuardian Unlimited: Gunman may have struck nursing home because...wife... (March 30, 2009)
- Stewart's estranged wife worked at the nursing homeGuardian Unlimited: Gunman may have struck nursing home because...wife... (March 30, 2009)
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Robert Stewart shot and killed eight people and injured others at the Pinelake Health and Rehab Center in Carthage, North Carolina on March 29, 2009. Stewart, age 45, was charged with eight counts of first-degree murder and a felony assault on a police officer.abc11: Eight dead in nursing home shooting (March 29, 2009) Police officer Justin Garner, the first to arrive on the scene, was shot in the leg.
Investigators say Stewart targeted the nursing home because his estranged wife, Wanda Luck, worked there.ABC News: Carnage in Carthage: Gunman Kills 8 in Nursing Home (March 30, 2009)abc11: Eight dead in nursing home shooting (March 29, 2009)
Nursing Home Shootings
On March 29, 2009, 45-year-old Robert Stewart shot and killed 8 people and wounded three others at Pinelake Health and Rehab Center in Carthage, North Carolina. The shootings took place at 10:00 a.m. EST. Stewart, who was also wounded during the shootings, was detained by police and later charged with eight counts of first-degree murder and a felony assault upon an officer. Stewart shot officer Justin Garner, the first to arrive on the scene, in the leg. Garner was later treated and released from the hospital.abc11: Eight dead in nursing home shooting (March 29, 2009)Victims
Seven residents were killed in the shootings, including: Tessie Garner, 85, Lillian Dunn, 89, Jessie Messer, 88, Bessie Hendrick, 78, John Goldston, 78, Margaret Johnson, 89, and Louis Decker, 98. An nurse for the facility, Jerry Avent, was also killed. One of the wounded was Michael Cotton, who had been visiting the nursing home when the shootings occurred.abc11: Eight dead in nursing home shooting (March 29, 2009)About this page
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