Investigators work at the scene at Pinelake Health and Rehab Center, where a gunman opened fire Sunday in Carthage, N.C., Monday, March 30, 2009. Detectives worked to unravel the mystery of why a 45-year-old painter tore through the North Carolina nursing home on a terrifying rampage that left eight dead, a slaughter halted by a single shot fired by a decorated police officer responding alone to the 911 call.
Carthage Police Officer Justin Garner. The 25-year-old officer wounded a gunman suspected of slaying eight people at a North Carolina nursing home on Sunday, March 29, 2009. Police said they are still working to uncover the motives of 45-year-old Robert Stewart for a rampage in the Pinelake Health and Rehab center that claimed the lives of seven residents and a nurse.
Robert Stewart, 45, is shown. Carthage Police said they are still working to uncover Stewart's motive for a shooting rampage in the Pinelake Health and Rehab center on Sunday, March 29, 2009.
Map shows location of Carthage, N.C., where deadly shooting spree took place.
Chief Chris McKenzie of the Carthage Police Dept. holds a news conference about the shooting at the Pinelake Health and Rehab Center in Carthage, N.C., Monday, March 30, 2009.
Chief Chris McKenzie of the Carthage Police Dept. holds a news conference about the shooting at the Pinelake Health and Rehab Center in Carthage, N.C., Monday, March 30, 2009.
An unidentified woman walks up the drive at Pinelake Health and Rehab Center in Carthage, N.C., Monday, March 30, 2009. Detectives worked Monday to unravel the mystery of why a 45-year-old painter tore through the North Carolina nursing home on a terrifying rampage that left eight dead, a slaughter halted by a single shot fired by a decorated police officer responding alone to the 911 call.
Sue Griffin during an interview in Carthage, N.C., Sunday, March 29, 2009. Griffin is the ex-wife of the suspected gunman Robert Stewart.
Investigators examine a weapon at the scene where a gunman opened fire at a nursing home, killing eight people and wounding several others in Carthage, N.C., on Sunday, March 29, 2009. The gunman was also injured before he was apprehended by police after the 10 a.m. shooting at Pinelake Health and Rehab. A police officer was also hurt.
An investigator carries a weapon at the scene where a gunman opened fire at a nursing home Sunday morning, killing at least six people and wounding several others in Carthage, N.C., Sunday, March 29, 2009.
North Carolina Highway Patrolmen stand near the entrance of Pinelake Health and Rehab where a gunman opened fire Sunday morning, in Carthage, N.C., Sunday, March 29, 2009.
A law enforcement officer stands at the scene where a gunman opened fire at a nursing home Sunday morning, in Carthage, N.C., Sunday, March 29, 2009.
Investigators work at the scene where a gunman opened fire at a nursing home Sunday morning, killing eight people in Carthage, N.C., Sunday, March 29, 2009. The gunman was also injured before he was apprehended by police after the 10 a.m. shooting at Pinelake Health and Rehab, Police Chief Chris McKenzie told several television stations. A police officer was also hurt.
Investigators examine a weapon at the scene where a gunman opened fire at a nursing home Sunday morning, killing eight people in Carthage, N.C., Sunday, March 29, 2009.