Louisville Democratic senators Morgan McGarvey and Gerald Neal introduced a bill remembering two Black shoppers killed at a Louisville Kroger in 2018.
Gregory Bush apologized to more than a dozen members of Maurice Stallard and Vicki Jones’ families, telling them he was off his medication before the shootings and “bombarded by mental illness,” hearing voices threatening to kill his son.
Court documents filed on Sunday are providing new information about the murders of Maurice Stallard and Vicki Jones at the Kroger on Taylorsville Road, near South Hurstbourne Parkway.
Bush said little during his plea in Jefferson Circuit Court to the two charges of murder, attempted murder and wanton endangerment, only agreeing with the judge that he was guilty and was now thinking clearly and taking medication every day.
Federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty as directed by the U.S. attorney general, according to the change of plea documents filed last week.
Police say Gregory Bush Sr. shot Maurice Stallard inside the store then went outside and shot Vicki Lee Jones.
The company is also asking lawmakers to consider legislation that will "strengthen background checks and remove weapons from those who have been found to pose a risk for violence."
Gregory Bush is facing state and federal charges, as well as civil lawsuits for the deaths of Maurice Stallard and Vickie Lee Jones.
The lawsuits claim "no effort was made by Kroger store security to prevent Gregory Alan Bush from shooting and killing Kroger store customers."