South Valley shooter connected to Tulare Walmart ammunition theft

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Tulare Police say the man who went on a crime spree, killing two people before dying in a car crash, stole his ammunition from a Tulare Walmart on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. That's just before Gustavo Garcia's 24-hour crime spree throughout the South Valley.

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Walmart employees notified police of the theft, but surveillance video did not show the crime. Three boxes of 9mm ammunition were missing, each holding 100 rounds, employees said.

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A witness came forward following the coverage of Monday's shootings and police chase identifying Garcia as the man he saw stealing bullets in Walmart the day before.