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His military service spanned active duty, Army Reserves & National Guard & included deployments to Iraq & Afghanistan. An Apache pilot, Brandon earned multiple commendations including 2 Bronze Stars, Air Medal w/Valor, Senior Army Aviator and Combat Action. Brandon was taken from his wife and son.

The shooter, who had a 2016 conviction for involvement with ISIS, acquired a Glock 44 pistol the night before his attack. He bought the gun from a coworker who admitted to stealing the unsecured gun from a car roughly one year earlier.

With loosened carry laws across multiple states, the rate of firearm theft from a vehicle has tripled over the last decade. On average, another gun is stolen from a car in the United States every 9 minutes.