Fatal Disguise

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What happened in the preschool parking lot?

Investigator 1:54
And then all of a sudden, the entire investigation shifted.
Advertisement Narrator 1:58
That had to be pretty disturbing.
Detective 2:02
Looked over Rusty, and I said, I'm going to get the justice for you. Hopefully get your revenge.
Advertisement Narrator 2:13
On a clear day with the bird's eye view, you can see all the way to Atlanta. It's big city problems in the distance. Here in Dunwoody, Georgia, crime and danger seem to be somebody else's problem. Until one November morning. This suburban bubble is about to burst with a bang.
Police Officer 2:34
It was a beautiful fall day right before Thanksgiving. People were running their morning errands. Parents were dropping their kids off to the preschool.
Advertisement Narrator 2:45
One of those parents is Rusty Snyderman, who's on his way back to his car after dropping off his two-year-old son.
Police Officer 2:52
Witnesses told police they saw a silver minivan pull up. A man hop out, walked up to Rusty, didn't say a word to him.
Detective 3:01
Walked up, he turned around, pow, pow, pow, pow, pow.
Unnamed Witness 3:05
I heard a couple of loud pops and looked up and... looked over and saw right in front of me, shooting Rusty. Shot him several times. I mean, it was pretty much point blank range.
Forensic Expert 3:18
The barrel was either at or right at his skin when fired. There was actually soot deep into the wound from the projectile.
Police Officer 3:31
And then calmly and coolly walked back to his vehicle and took off.
Unnamed Witness 3:37
It was almost surreal, the experience. There was no chaos or running or yelling or anything. He just walked back to his van. It didn't look like what I would think a murder would be.
Forensic Expert 3:50
They thought it was a movie. They were actually looking around for the cameras.
Unnamed Witness 3:55
Everybody thinks they know what they would do. You don't.
First Responders 3:59
The man's been shot and killed. Which way did he go? He headed east, Mount Vernon. It came over radio that there was a shooting. There was one person down, unknown status, and we all just went.
Advertisement Narrator 4:27
Somebody records a video, a doctor who happens to be nearby performs CPR, and a teacher grabs the children to get them out of harm's way.
Police Officer 4:35
There were a lot of witnesses to this shooting. Everybody saw it happen. The shooter made no effort to conceal themselves.
Emergency Responder 4:44
Honestly, you know, when the call came out, I was shocked. In Dunwoody, you know, everybody's pretty nice and everybody helps each other. So for something like this to happen, it was just a shocker.
Detective 4:57
The community was absolutely scared. Again, it's not something that happens normally. There's not a lot of violent crime in that area at all.
First Responders 5:05
This guy's bleeding to death out here. The police and the ambulance are on their way.
Unnamed Witness 5:13
He didn't look conscious to me. He looked like he was struggling and trying to, you know, there was some movement, but I knew that it wasn't good.

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