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Shooting Suspect's Private Life

By CBSNews.com staff CBSNews.com staff

November 3, 1999 / 9:18 AM EST / CBS

Hawaii shooting suspect Byran Uyesugi tends to be very quiet and keeps to himself, reports Correspondent Terry Hunter of CBS Affiliate KGMB-TV in Honolulu. But he may have actually been reaching out for help.

Uyesugi lived on Easy Street with his father and brother, raising fish in back yard tanks and collecting guns. Neighbors described him as "a good boy" and "a real nice kid."

His family is so private that when his mother died a dozen years ago, neighbors said it was several months before they found out about her passing.

Registered guns in Byran Uyesugi's possession:

Colt .45 (semi-automatic pistol)
Glock 9mm (semi-automatic pistol)
Four (4) .38 caliber Smith & Wesson Revolvers
Two (2) .45 caliber Springfield pistols (semi-automatic)
9mm Browning (semi-auto pistol)
.223 Remington Bolt Pistol
.357 Ruger revolver
.45 Ruger pistol
7mm Remington Pistol (semi-automatic)
.44 Ruger (handgun)
.22 Ruger (handgun)
.41 caliber Smith & Wesson Revolver
Smith & Wesson Revolver - type unknown

Hiro Uyesugi remembers his son losing his temper only once during 15 years at the Xerox Corp., when he kicked an elevator door a few years ago and had to undergo anger management counseling.

But nothing in his son's history hinted at the bloodshed that erupted at Xerox's offices on Tuesday, when police say he walked into a second-floor meeting room and shot seven co-workers to death.

"I'm going to bring him another gun so he can shoot himself," the elder Uyesugi snapped when questioned by reporters.

In high school, the suspect became a member of the rifle team in his sophomore year. His neighbors knew nothing of his 17 piece gun collection, but they were aware of his interest in collecting goldfish and his ability to build fine furniture.

The shooting suspect is not married and has no children.