Posted on 08/21/2019 10:31:00 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
Rodolfo Montoya, 37, who worked at the Long Beach Marriott, was taken into custody Tuesday at his home in Huntington Beach. Officers seized multiple high-powered firearms, including an assault rifle, 38 high-capacity magazines, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, according to investigators.
Police said Montoya told a coworker Monday that he planned to come into work and shoot everybody he saw at the hotel. Montoya was angry about a human resources issue, according to investigators.
The coworker notified the hotel’s management team, who contacted police. Officers located Montoya and took him into custody the following day.
He is being held at the Long Beach City Jail in lieu of $500,000 bail. Detectives were continuing to interview him Wednesday afternoon.
Investigators credited the hotel worker and his managers with bringing the incident to their attention.
“Because this was reported, I firmly believe that many lives were saved,” Luna said.
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A Human Resources issue? Maybe a co-worker who thought he had an attitude problem. There is a certain type of Cook who cannot handle being told that their food is not delicious, with wanting to argue with the speaker about it.
I was expecting a face photo of this Fruitcake.
Maybe later this week.
Shouldn’t that be “Allegedly” told a coworker?
What if someone was upset with you and reported that you made a similar threat? Now go look in your gun safe.
I understand the police are doing their job and this is unfolding now, but I’d hope for a little more evidence.
I don’t think this was a false alarm, but so long as ‘mass shootings’ become the new norm, what do you expect?
If only California had common sense gun laws to prevent stuff like this from happening!
HR really stands for Highly Ridiculous.
They really need to revert back to being PAYROLL DEPARTMENT again.
He probably could have poisoned more but they’ll focus on the guns.
I do Uber/Lyft dropoffs there. Glad they got him under wraps
Montoya????
Sure sounds like a white guy. /s
“Hundreds of rounds of ammunition.” That could be two boxes of .22 ammo. But it sure sounds skerry!
This photo released Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019 by the Long Beach, Calif., Police Department shows weapons and ammunition seized from a cook at a Los Angeles-area hotel who allegedly threatened a mass shooting. (Long Beach Police Department via AP)
They should revert to calling it “Personnel.”
“Human resources” always sounded too much like soylent green to me.
Montoya’s goose is cooked.
I don’t see any “High Powered Guns” in that photo, although I suppose there might be one in the tan case.
If you’re gonna shoot, shoot. Don’t talk.
Looks like his things were well organized.
How easy is it to “report someone you don’t like.
And really mess with their life.
Very funny!
“How much are you worth now?”
“Two thousand dollars!”
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