RIVERTON, Wyo. (AP) – A Wyoming man accused of opening fire at an alcohol detoxification center, killing one man and wounding another, is a city parks employee who said he targeted the facility because he was tired of cleaning up after the homeless population, police said Monday.
Despite Roy Clyde’s reported complaint, there was no immediate indication that anyone inside the Center of Hope facility – including the victims – were homeless at the time of Saturday’s attack. Moreover, police say the center caters to all segments of the population with addiction problems.
Clyde, 32 of Riverton, made the statement after he was arrested outside the Center of Hope facility, Riverton police Capt. Eric Murphy said.
Murphy said police received a call about 4:30 p.m. Saturday from a man who said he had shot two people at the center. Responding officers arrested Clyde and jailed him on a charge of first-degree murder, Murphy said.
Clyde took off his shirt before officers arrived, apparently to make sure police knew he was unarmed, Murphy said.