Witnesses Describe Wilkinsburg Shootings

Victim Richard Clinger Talks About Taylor

But as he looked Tuesday at the man accused of shooting him and four others in a March shooting spree in Wilkinsburg, Pa. -- killing three and robbing Clinger of his ability to walk and talk normally -- Clinger said that he knew what he would like to ask Ronald Taylor.

"Why?" Clinger asked.

Taylor sat expressionless and rubbed his hands together as he listened to witnesses provide a chronology of the events March 1, which prosecutors said began with Taylor yelling at repairmen fixing his apartment door:

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John DeWitt said that Taylor argued with him and called him "dirty white trash" as he fixed his door. Another maintenance man, Andrew Williams, said that Taylor then shot a white carpenter, John Kroll, who had helped with the door. Kroll later died. Police who arrived at the apartment found it on fire.

Buffart Anderson, an employee at a Burger King restaurant a few blocks from Taylor's apartment, said that Taylor walked into the restaurant and shot a white man, Joseph Healy, 71, a former priest turned professional storyteller. Healy died.

Henry White, a worker at a nearby McDonald's, said that Taylor shot his boss, Steven Bostard -- who later recovered -- and a customer, Emil Sanielevici, 20. Sanielevici died.

Candace Zambo testified that Taylor shot Clinger, her mother's boyfriend, as they sat in a van in the McDonald's parking lot.

Christine McCrae, a black woman who lives near the McDonald's, testified that Taylor walked into her apartment, told her he would not hurt her, and left after a few minutes.

"He asked me was there any white people in the building," she said. "I said I didn't know. He said he was only after white people."

Patty Papenmeier, a worker at a medical clinic in the office building where Taylor surrendered to police, said that he kept her and other employees as hostages before giving up, and said he planned to kill himself.

"He said, 'I have one bullet left, which one of you shall I use it on?'" Papenmeier said.

Another worker in the office, Joyce Ambrose, said that Taylor told her, "You don't know how many people I just shot. I just killed five people."

Each of the witnesses at the hearing pointed to Taylor when asked to identify the gunman.