The man who gunned down six people before he was shot and killed by police in Hialeah lost his job after downloading files related to sex, hacking and explosives to his work computer, according to documents released Tuesday.
Pedro Vargas was fired from his job as an instructional support specialist at Miami-Dade College in December 2008 after downloading several files the college said "appear to be of a personal nature," according to the documents.
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Among the files downloaded were "1000 hacking tutorials," "fast seduction," "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Amazing Sex," and "Men's Sexual Health Fitness." The "1000 hacking tutorials" contained an index to the Anarchist Cookbook" with topics related to plastic explosives, bombs, dynamite, breaking into houses and killing someone with your bare hands.
Vargas responded with a letter denying the "false allegations," and claiming he only visited websites to "enhance my graphic designer skills."
"It is clear that I [sic] this is something built to smear my good name and reputation," Vargas wrote. "I do not have any desire to work under such intoxicating enviroment [sic] that has been created in the department."
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Police say Vargas shot and killed six people and held two others hostage, and opened fire on police officers before he was killed by SWAT team members during a violent standoff Friday at an apartment building in the 1400 block of West 46th Street.
Hialeah Police said Vargas had set $10,000 in cash on fire before the shooting spree and standoff that lasted until early Saturday.
Italo Pisciotti, 79, and Samira Pisciotti, 69, the husband and wife who managed the building where Vargas lived with his 83-year-old mother for the last 12 years, were killed, as were neighbor 17-year-old Priscilla Perez, her mother Merly Niebles and stepfather Patricio Simono, and Carlos Gavilanes, who was killed across the street.
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Police haven't determined a motive in the shootings.
Earlier Tuesday, cleaning crews went through the apartment complex removing remnants of the fire and shootings as friends and strangers continued to contribute to a memorial outside.
Police also announced that the funeral for Gavilanes will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at St. John the Apostle Church at 475 E. 4th Avenue. The viewing will take place Tuesday night at 6 p.m. at San Jose Funeral Home at 250 E. 4th Avenue. Funeral arrangements for the other victims haven't been announced.
Vista Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home said Tuesday that the Pisciottis had come in on July 19 to make their own funeral arrangements. The funeral home decided to donate the funerals for the couple.
Their viewing will be on July 31 at 6 p.,. with burial at at 9:20 a.m. at the funeral home, located at 14200 NW 57th Ave in Miami Lakes.
Photo Credit: Hialeah Police