Randy Stair

Randy Robert Stair (September 17, 1992 – June 8, 2017) also known as Andrew Blaze was an former American YouTuber, animator, and mass murderer. he was best known for producing YouTube animations on a channel known as "Ember's Ghost Squad". Stair started uploading content on his first YouTube channels starting in 2007, however these channels were quickly terminated for YouTube copyright violations. On June 9th 2008, Stair created a new channel named "PioneersProductions", which primarily featured short skits and sketches, the content posted on this channel started out as nothing out of the ordinary for YouTube, even garnering a small but loyal audience of viewers, however his content slowly became darker over time as he struggled to find success with his content and his mental health deteriorated. In 2014 he announced in a livestream that he would only be around on YouTube for another year or so. This would eventually culminate in Stair announcing that he was changing directions with his YouTube content. He created a channel referred to as "Ember's Ghost Squad", abbreviated as EGS., the channel was based upon the fictional character Ember McLain from the cartoon series Danny Phantom.

On June 8, 2017, Stair arrived for his overnight shift at the Weis Markets in Dallas, Pennsylvania, he would proceed to barricade the entrances and exits of the supermarket over the course of his shift before proceeding to shoot and kill three of his co-workers. His first victim was Victoria Brong, who was shot while stacking the aisles alongside her co-worker and friend Kristen Newell. After Victoria was shot, Kristen, who had heard the shooting through her headphones but didn't immediately identify the sounds as gunfire, turned to face Victoria to ask her what the noise was only to find herself face to face with the perpetrator. Stair fired a few more rounds into Victoria before locking eyes with Kristen, who was left completely frozen after witnessing what just happened. Stair continued down the supermarket, proceeding to kill Brian Hayes and Terry Lee Sterling. Kristen would escape through the front entrance of the supermarket after making a call to 911 and hiding in the checkout area. As first responders arrived and prepared to make their entrance into the building Stair would bring an end to his own life in the Deli section of the supermarket, after firing a total of 59 shots.

Autopsy records revealed that Stair had ingested large amounts of the antihistamine diphenhydramine prior to the shooting.[1] Diphenhydramine is a deliriant in high doses and is known to cause hallucinations and delusions. It was also revealed that Stair was wearing women's undergarments under his regular clothing.

After the shooting, Stairs' parents Robert Stair and Lori Anne Stair offered their condolences towards the victims family, Stairs father commented "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. We are so sorry for all the pain and loss of life this has caused everyone involved".