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Detectives noted a consistent gait and distinctive walking pattern across videos captured before and after the shooting, including footage showing the suspect circling the area for hours and later walking away from the Barus & Holley building shortly after the gunfire.
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Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The large mural went up in the town’s new post office shortly after the building was constructed in 1939 and still stands there off Main Street today.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
Brian Maldonado was arrested shortly after the shooting and faces charges of murder and operating a vehicle without a front license plate.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
The containerized drone launcher solicitation comes shortly after the US Army announced plans to purchase at least a million drones over the next two to three years.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
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Ashley Carnahan, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The large mural went up in the town’s new post office shortly after the building was constructed in 1939 and still stands there off Main Street today.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 10 Feb. 2026
Brian Maldonado was arrested shortly after the shooting and faces charges of murder and operating a vehicle without a front license plate.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
The containerized drone launcher solicitation comes shortly after the US Army announced plans to purchase at least a million drones over the next two to three years.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Shortly after.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shortly%20after. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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