A crazed individual with a seething hatred for Big Pharma gunned down an innocent worker in a Luigi Mangione-style ambush this week.
As ABC News reported, 30-year-old Narciso Gallardo Fernandez entered a Madera, California Walgreens at roughly 9;30 p.m Monday night and allegedly murdered employee Erick Velasquez. The suspect proceeded to shoot at other employees in the store as they ran.
Before allegedly killing Velasquez and trying to gun down the others, Fernandez shot out a security camera in an apparent effort to cover up his horrific crime.
Below is a video report from ABC World News Tonight regarding the incident:
A man in Madera, California is under arrest after allegedly shooting and killing a Walgreens employee. According to police, the suspect had a grudge against large scale pharmacies. @AaronKatersky has details. https://t.co/JgVTlWqnS5 pic.twitter.com/NBtTB7yy4X
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) April 1, 2025
Madera Police Chief Giachino Chiaramonte told ABC News that Fernandez did not know Velasquez. He went on to explain that Fernandez told investigators he hates big pharmacies.
According to Chiaramonte, the pharmacy was closed at the time of the incident. Moreover, Velasquez was not a pharmacist.
In addition to being a worker at Walgreens, Velazquez was a husband and the father of two children.
To commit the heinous crime, Fernandez drove more than 80 miles from Pixley to the Madera store according to Chiaramonte. The shooter was arrested outside the Walgreens in the parking lot, where he was reloading his gun when officers arrived.
This incident brings to mind what happened to United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December. As The Gateway Pundit’s Jordan Conradson previously reported, Thompson was shot in the chest in December outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown Manhattan in what was a targeted attack by a leftist who hated pharmaceutical companies.
His killer, Mangione, was apprehended on December 9 at McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania, following a nationwide manhunt. The Trump Administration is determined to ensure this cold-blooded monster pays the ultimate price for taking Thompson’s life.
Chiaramonte, though, said he does not believe Mangione inspired by Mangione’s crime despite some similarities between the two incidents.
Fernandez is now in jail on multiple felony charges, including murder. ABC News reports that Fernandez will appear in court today.
