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Aurora shooting victim's wife says he texted 'I love you' after being shot

By Susannah Cullinane

(CNN)The day after Valentine's Day, Terra Pinkard received a final text message from the love of her life.

She says it read: "I love you, I've been shot at work."

"It took me several times reading it for it to hit me that it was for real," Pinkard wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday. "I called his phone several times, text, FaceTime, nothing."

After calling Henry Pratt Co., the Aurora, Illinois plant where her husband Josh Pinkard worked, she learned that police were at the building, Pinkard wrote.

She drove to the industrial valve manufacturer's warehouse, then to two hospitals -- waiting for hours -- before learning at a staging area for families that Josh was one of five people killed in a shooting at the plant Friday afternoon.

Terra and Josh Pinkard

Police say Gary Martin, 45, opened fire at the 29,000-square-foot warehouse, killing five colleagues and injuring six people -- including five police officers.

"With my pastor's help, since family was still on planes to get to us, I told my children their dad did not make it and is in heaven with Jesus. I've never had to do something that hard," Pinkard wrote on Facebook.

She wrote that she cannot talk about her husband without breaking down in sobs.

"I'm crying now as I write this. I want to shout from the rooftops about how amazing Josh was!" the post reads. "The man who was dying and found the clarity of mind for just a second to send me one last text to let me know he would always love me."

Gunman began shooting after learning he was fired

Authorities said Martin brought a pistol to his termination meeting at the plant and started shooting when he found out he'd been fired.

After fatally shooting people in the room at the manufacturing business where he'd worked for 15 years, he stormed into the warehouse, witnesses said. There, he shot at more employees.

Gunman opened fire as soon as he lost his job

The rampage lasted about 90 minutes before police killed him in a shootout.

The gunman did not legally own the pistol he used in the attack, Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman said at a news conference Saturday.

A background check for a concealed-carry permit in 2014 had flagged a conviction for aggravated assault in Mississippi in 1995, she said, and he had been asked to voluntarily surrender the weapon to police, Ziman said.

Why he didn't will be part of the investigation of the incident, the police chief said.

The victims

Police on Saturday released the names of the five workers killed:

• Josh Pinkard, of Oswego, Illinois, was the plant manager. He joined the company 13 years ago at a facility in Alabama and moved to Aurora last spring, according to a letter to employees from Scott Hall, the CEO of Mueller Water Products, which owned the Henry Pratt Co.
• Clayton Parks of Elgin, Illinois, was the human resources manager. He was an alumnus of Northern Illinois University, the school's president said in a statement. He graduated in 2014 from the College of Business.
• Trevor Wehner of Sheridan, Illinois, was a human resources intern and a student at Northern Illinois University. Friday was his first day as an intern at the company, according to the school president's statement.
• Russell Beyer of Yorkville, Illinois, was a mold operator. He had worked for Henry Pratt for more than 20 years and was union chairman, Hall's letter said.
• Vicente Juarez of Oswego, was a stock room attendant and fork lift operator. According to Hall, he joined Henry Pratt in 2006.

'A huge bright light has left this world'

He's made crosses for more than 25,000 victims

Two vigils were held on Sunday at the site with members of the suburban community joining the victims' families to remember those shot and pray for peace.

The city estimated that more than 1,700 people withstood freezing rain at the first gathering to remember the victims.

After the vigils, members of the community carried crosses for each of the five victims in a procession from the plant to the Aurora Police Department. After the second procession, the crowd entered the police station and greeted members of law enforcement with hugs and handshakes.

She lost her daughter to gun violence, and this is her message

"To simply offer condolences is not enough -- it doesn't measure the amount of pain that we feel for the loss we're experiencing in this community," Mayor Richard Irvin said at the first vigil. "Now is a time to heal. Now is a time to forgive. Now is a time to move together as a stronger community."

But for those who lost loved ones, healing will take time.

"The world is darker and more sad now. A huge bright light has left this world," Terra Pinkard wrote Saturday on Facebook. "I am lost and devastated beyond words. Things that mattered yesterday do not matter today. I will praise the Lord for giving me this mountain of a man. I will praise the Lord for the children we have together."

Actress Vivian Metchie, who was off the screen for 14 years, having been bedridden for most parts of 2014 as a result of an undisclosed illness, is back to playing lead roles in some satellite series. In this interview with DUPE AYINLA-OLASUNKANMI, she speaks on her return, religion and other issues.

Tell us about your sojourn into Nollywood

I will say I stumbled on an audition. It was Charles K’s ‘Dangerous’ that year; I think 1996. I got the role and others that came after. Then ‘Candle Light’ by Zeb Ejiro; I got the role, lost it and got it back. Since then, I have featured in some movies by some filmmakers, including Shan George.

What would you say was a significant point in your career?

I would say now, it can only get better from here.

What movie brought you to limelight?

The movie that brought me into fame was the series by Zeb Ejiro, ‘Candle Light’, where I played the madam of Do Good.

Who were your contemporaries when you started off?

Shan George, Kate Henshaw, I met them in Nollywood. And I had the opportunity to work with some of the best actors like Bob Manuel Udokwu, Kanayo. O . Kanayo and Tony Umez when I just started.

How long have you been acting?

From 1996 till now, that is like 23 years.

You were off the scene for a while, what happened?

Yes I took a break; 14 years. But I am back. I got married, started raising a family. I became a wife, mother of one, then two, three, four. It was pretty much of a work then and there was no spare time. I had to make out time for the children and that took me off the scene.

How does it feel, coming back after the break?

It has not been an easy ride, but I am grateful to God. I did Funke Akindele’s ‘Majele Ife’, and came back with Stephanie’s ‘Dry’. And the rest is history. It has not been easy because if you leave a place, people replace you, but I have been able to find a ground to stand now.

What would you have ventured into if you had retired?

Nothing; I studied theatre Arts. This is what I love to do. I don’t think I plan to do anything else and I have no plan to retire soon. I am going to act till the last breath. I love my job.

Tell us about the series, ‘My Siblings & I’

It is one of the biggest things that have happened to me in recent time. I mean Funke Akindele is a darling, an angel that has earned her wings. She calls me and says ‘there is this role’.  Before that, she had called me to do ‘Induststreet’, ‘Jenifa’s Dairy’ and called me for the role in ‘My Siblings & I’. We have this relationship… she just sees the potential. The series is about a family with seven children, and I have the privilege to work with talented and dedicated crew.

How often do you get roles and how do you manage them?

Last year was pretty busy. This year started off equally busy. And how I manage? It has to do with schedule. So, it is simple. If there is a role for a particular date, you can come out clean with another producer that called in for the same date and let them know. There is no way you can do two jobs on the same date. So you need to reschedule.

Tell us about your new found religion

It is no longer a new found religion. And I think it is an over-flagged issue too. I mean, if you google my name, about five stuffs will come out on it. And I am not going to talk about it anymore. It was pretty much an easy switch.

Who are those that inspire you?

Funke Akindele on this part.

Who is your favourite actor?

(Laughs) My favourite actor is Odunlade Adekole. He is a versatile actor. In Hollywood, Idris Elba.

Would you still give marriage another chance?

I don’t know for now. I am more into my career and my children. But I cannot say never.

How do you manage to switch roles?

That, as a plus, comes pretty easy. I am not trying to blow my own horn, I am a magnificent actor. My ability to interpret roles sometimes shocks me. I am not being proud; but when you got it, you got it. Some of us are just born with it.

What are your plans for your coming birthday?

I don’t know what my manager has planned for the day, but I would love to visit a home I just discovered for orphans. I would love to spend time with the children there; after all I am an orphan too. After that, I really want a quiet evening with someone special; don’t ask me who that someone special is. Even me, I don’t know. Anybody that feels that should take me out that evening.

What personal work do you have at hand?

There is a pet project we are working on; my manager is trying to get things sorted. It is my own little way of giving back to the society. It has a human angle to it; it is a TV show. That is all I can say for now. But Insha Allah, it will kick-off this year.

If you were asked to become the president of a country, which country would that be?

That would be Nigeria so that I can impact. But I am scared of using the word ‘change’. I can impact my generation and be a listening president before taking my decision.

What is your advice to aspiring actors?

If you know you have the drive and passion, keep a steady head; a step at a time. Don’t crash your way to the top, because you will crash back, no matter the opportunity given to you. I remember when I first appeared in ‘Evil Genius 1’ and played just a scene licking ice cream at Allen Avenue (Ikeja, Lagos). The scene for Part 2 came up and that upcoming actress got the lead role. That one scene must have struck something and birth the lead role and in Samadora and Carishika. No matter what you are doing, I think you should give it your best.

What is it like working with Patrick Doyle?

Uncle PD, like I normally call him, is a wonderful actor. He makes filming easy. He gets his script now, and he says ‘let’s start working, I know my lines’. So working with him has been an honour and I would love to work with him again and again.

What would you love to change about the film industry?

I don’t think I want to change anything, but to improve. It is really heart-breaking to see your colleagues outside the screen not looking good. That is one thing I would love to change and improve; ensuring a good fee is paid to everyone, no matter how little your role is. So that our lives outside TV, not necessarily much, but good, so that we can be able to do certain things by ourselves. It is bad when you see your screen idol outside looking bad, and not being able to cater for themselves. Payment is one thing that I will fight to work on. I know things are hard and our budgets are high, but what is worth doing, is worth doing well.

Have you produced any movie?

Yes, I have produced like two or three in the mid-2006; Yoruba movies. I also co-produced four of Agatha Amata’s productions.

Nigeria Celebrities complain of Devaluation of Naira

 

In recent times, some Nigerian celebrities have taken to their social media to stylishly take a swipe about their country’s poor economy. Those who have visited Ghana recently have come out to narrate how impressed they are about their economy but sad because of the little change they get when converting naira to cedis. On Monday, November 26, top Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde took to her Instagram handle to share her own experience. She felt so terrible after changing N10,000 to 120 Ghanaian cedis. Obviously she was expecting to get more than that but disappointed at what she was given. Ekeinde also made reference to the Ghana must go era, adding that they have gone and are moving faster than Nigeria. She buttressed her point saying popular Nigerian singer 2Baba has voiced out his opinion about Ghana's airport when he landed there and advised the Nigerian government to get busy. See her post below: PAY ATTENTION: Best love tips and relationship advice on Africa Love Aid group! Legit.ng earlier reported that on a recent visit to Ghana, Innocent Idibia popularly known as 2Baba, stepped his foot on Kotoka airport in Accra and was blown away. 2Baba who was swooned by how beautiful and technologically equipped the airport was could not help cast stones at his own countrymen for not doing a good job with the aviation sector in Nigeria. Hmmmm! NAIJ.com Read more: https://www.legit.ng/1206123-i-changed-n10000-c120-ghana-actress-omotola-jalade-shares-sad-experience-photos.html

i regret marrying many wives

I Regret Marrying Many Wives-Kollington Ayinla

Amidst the widespread rumour that he is currently laid up with a debilitating illness that requires urgent medical attention, you would have thought that he is still supine on his sickbed, while he is being drip-fed. But alas, it is a wicked rumour! During a recent visit by BABATUNDE SULAIMAN to the Alagbado, Lagos home of Alhaji Abdul-Razaq Kolawole Ilori, a.k.a. Kollington Ayinla, he was in a meeting with two relations within his expansive compound. Interestingly, as if the Fuji music maestro, who has 105 albums to his credit, had been hankering after an opportunity to unburden his heart, he opened up on some of his hitherto kept secrets, among other riveting issues

RECENTLY, it was rumoured that you were hospitalized and that you wanted to put up your house for sale in order to defray the medical bill. Could you give me the true picture of your state of health?

I am happy you can see me sitting in my compound today. So, what kind of ailment will you say I am suffering from? I have not contracted HIV/ AIDS and I don’t have cancer either, as it is being speculated. So, why will I want to sell my house so as to raise money for whatever treatment? I am hale and hearty. I was admitted to Amcad Hospital over three months ago and the doctors diagnosed little traces of ulcer and typhoid, and I was treated.

So, I was surprised when I read that I wanted to sell my house or that I sold my house because I needed money for my treatment. Oh my God! What kind of profession have I chosen? If one farts, people will say it is blue and if one pees, people will say it is green! But honestly, there is no iota of truth in that report. If I was sick, would I be sitting here? I would like to use this medium to express my gratitude to well-meaning Nigerians who have been calling to ask after my wellbeing.

Did you grant any interview recently, where you mentioned that you were sick?

Yes, I actually granted a reporter an interview, but I am surprised he misrepresented me and injected false information in his report. Please, look at the house in question (pointing to an uncompleted building within the premises). Can I sell this kind of house? Or will I sell this other one that I live in?

Many even think you want to sell the only house you have?

If that is true, will I now be putting up at a motor park or under a bridge? Today, I am most grateful to God for His favour in my life. He has given me fame and I don’t pray for a reversal of fortune. By the special grace of Allah, I have houses and some of my children too have built their own houses. Before now, some people thought I was living in Lekki. Yes, there is a big mansion in Lekki built by one of my daughters, who is a registered nurse in the US. I had a plan for the house from the outset. So, why will I sell my house to raise money in order to treat malaria or ulcer?

What was your plan?

I wanted to use it as a hotel. However, I was advised against such a plan on the grounds that I might not be able to maintain it later on. They also advised me that it might be mismanaged by the workers. So, I was confused and didn’t know what to do with the house any more. Consequently, I stopped work on it for a good reason.

Could you expatiate?

I don’t want anyone to kill me over my property. That is the main reason I said that I could put it up for sale some day, if I so wish. The Yoruba say, Ara ile e ni, ni ota eni (Your family is your enemy). I alone know the spiritual battle I am fighting within my family. You see, the fall of a yellow leaf is a warning to the green one. All my children are faring well in their respective professions. Most of my children are graduates and they live in different parts of the world. They are not the ones after my property.

But the enemies within are those that I had mistakenly got married to in the early stage of my career. These are the people plotting my death, so they can take over my property. But I won’t allow such a thing to happen after my death. As far as I am concerned, those people who made me go through hell in life will not have access to my property. Therefore, rather than allow this property or any other one to be inherited by these people, I will sell it off. So, that was what I told the reporter. I never said I sold my house; yet, he reported that I did because of health condition. I am a not a sickler! 

How will you react to the insinuation that you built the house in Lekki, which you claimed is owned by your daughter, after you played Baba Ijebu lotto and won some millions of naira?

I swear with Allah’s name and that of the holy Prophet, I don’t know how the Baba Ijebu lotto paper looks like and I have never met Baba Ijebu either. It is more than five years since I started hearing the rumour that I won Baba Ijebu lotto. They said I won N400million and that I sued Baba Ijebu to court when he defaulted. They also said Baba Ijebu promised to be paying me N1million monthly. I have refuted all these rumours several times, but nobody seems to believe me.

Maybe the people saying this have carried out an evaluation of the house and concluded that you couldn’t have built it, if you didn’t make so much money possibly from playing Baba Ijebu lotto.

Yes, you are right. But you see, as a father, whatever your child owns is indirectly yours. As I said earlier, it is owned by my daughter who lives in the U.S.

You said earlier that you made some mistakes in the past. Could you expatiate?

It is rare to find a musician, especially in this part of the world, who has not fallen into the same pit. In my case, I regret marrying many wives. If I knew things would later turn out like this, I wouldn’t have married so many women. Human beings are unpredictable! Don’t also forget that women are very jealous; they don’t like rivalry in any way. But we were too young and ignorant to know all these at that time.

In our kind of profession, if you don’t invite them (women), they will come running to you. If you have a relationship with five people, you will find someone who will be acting like Judas among them. I am not pointing finger at anyone. So, once you know that some people are after your life, even if it is a rumour, you must be very wary. So, I am trying to be smarter by wanting to sell my house, so that no one will inherit what is not rightfully hers.

If you decide to sell all your property because of the fear of attack by some so-called enemies, don’t you consider what will happen to your children?

Most of my children are graduates, so they can’t be interested in my property. In my case, I am not so educated and I didn’t inherit anything from my parents. It was by God’s grace that I got to this height in life. So, the children too will sort out themselves.

How true is the report that you have 15 wives?

No, I am not married to 15 wives! It is a lie! Yes, I have wives and children. This is one of the problems I have with the Nigerian press. They don’t build, but destroy. Well, I won’t really say that it is destructive; after all, they didn’t report that I stole anything. A white man may choose to have a wife or not and he may choose to have children or not. But nobody will make a fuse about it. Sometime ago, I was discussing with my children, in company with a white guy, at a restaurant in Chicago. When I mentioned that my problem is that none of my wives lives with me, the white guy wondered why that should be a problem for me.

But this is Africa?

Yes, you are right and I told him so. You see, in my heart, I truly wish I have a woman living with me. I want to live a responsible life. But if you are battling with a spiritual problem, it will be hard to live a responsible life. Also, once the foundation of one’s life is shaky, it will be really tough to actualize one’s dream in life. Once you make a mistake in your choice of woman or even in your affairs with women, it will take the grace of God to make any correction. So, I urge the younger artistes to be very wary of women.

So, none of your wives lives with you at the moment?

I won’t lie to you that I have a particular woman living with me at the moment. Well, those of them who have children for me come maybe when their children are getting married and go back afterwards.

Why do celebrities shy away from disclosing the number of their children and wives while they are alive so as to prevent a situation where unsubstantiated reports are peddled about their families when they pass on?

All I will say is that I am married and blessed with children. But the tradition doesn’t permit me to disclose the number of my children.

When specifically were you admitted to the hospital?

It was about two months ago. After I was discharged, I have gone to perform at Osogbo with Musiliu Isola Haruna.

Looking back now, would you say you squandered the first millions you made, as most young and budding artistes are wont to do?

If I did, would I have this kind of house? In 1983, I opened a fish depot at Adua Bus Stop. Unfortunately, I lost it to spiritual attack. At that time, I was sick for 13 years.

Did you say 13 years?

It was a spiritual attack and they couldn’t diagnose anything. At that time, former Nigerian military president, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, directed that I be taken to the1004 Hospital, Lagos. They ran a series of tests on me, but nothing was found. They flushed out typhoid from my system and I thank God for saving my life at that time. When I travelled to America and was admitted to a hospital, they still couldn’t diagnose anything. But I knew something was wrong with my system.

Later, they suggested that I consult traditional medicine practitioners. We then began to patronise Alfas and traditional medicine practitioners before I got well fully. May Allah grant my friend, Sikiru Ayinde Barrister, eternal rest. Whenever he visited me at Crown Hospital, he would massage my legs because I was on drip. In fact, on some occasions, I would leave the hospital to play and return there. I was in and out of different hospitals. But I spent more time at Crown Hospital. The truth, again, is that it was all due to my affairs with women.

Certainly, you must be close to IBB for him to have done that for you.

It was because I was singing mostly about current affairs. I was introduced to the former president by Chief Alex Akinyele, who was then the Minister of Information. Even when my first house was gutted by fire, IBB sent a minister to console me. In his speech, the minister explained why the government’s delegation had visited me. He said it was because I had used my music to promote the government’s policies. He gave me a cheque; the late MKO Abiola, Gen. Sanni Abacha, Col. Raji Rasaki also gave me money. In fact, Col. Raji Rasaki gave me a house in Ogudu. I spent six months at the Gateway Hotel and I didn’t pay a dime. So, I beg these people to allow me enjoy my remaining years on earth. Come to think of it, am I not the owner of the house? Can’t I do what I like with it? Don’t kill me as you killed my friend, Barrister.

Did anyone kill Barrister?

Didn’t they kill him? Are you saying it wasn’t a spiritual attack? Imagine someone who was bedridden for that long. At the outset, they carried all sorts of rumour about him until he eventually died. So, people should allow me enjoy the fruit of my labour. I can do whatever I like with my property.

But people say you and the late Barrister were not the best of friends. It is all business gimmicks! We were not enemies as such. This is a friendship that developed in 1963 when we didn’t know we would be famous at all.

What do you miss most about him?

Oh! I miss him a lot. Whenever he visited me, we would joke, play and recount old memories. Sometimes, he would just deliberately say, “Let me poke Kola” and I would say, “Go ahead and see the result.” He once came here and while we were eating, he said, “Do you know that as we sit here, some people are out there fighting one another over us?” and I said, “Yes”. One day, he came here with his son, Barry Showkey, who had just produced an album. He told me he had blessed it, but he wanted me, as Barry Showkey’s second father, to do the same. That day, he also said, “Kola, let’s put an end to this rivalry” and I said, “Who is fighting you? Are you not the one who always insults me with proverbs?” And we all laughed over it.

Recently, Queen Salawa Abeni was ill and your name was never mentioned among the people who visited her while she was on sickbed. This, to me, further shows that you have not resolved your issues.

I still spoke with her three days ago, when my daughter came to inform me that she was going to London. I speak regularly with her. I read about her illness in the newspapers and I felt that I should be the first person to know about it. I am her husband in the whole wide world; after all, she can’t be thinking of getting married to any man at her age now. We don’t have any issue. But I later visited her at home..

You claim to be her husband when you are not legally married to each other.

She has three children for me and you are still asking me if we are legally married or not.

Maybe that is why she feels she is not obliged to tell you certain things.

She was just being funny then. Now, she knows I am her husband and I know she is my wife.

Is it not possible for both of you to live as husband and wife, under the same roof since you said there is no woman living with you at the moment?

The reason we can’t live together is that I don’t want to endanger her life. If she moves in with me, don’t you think her seniors will kick against it? I am happy at the way she is. Besides, she takes care of my children. In the same way, I can’t bring in any of the other women. So, I only need to reorganize myself.

Is this the biggest mistake you have made in life?

It is because of it that I have not been more successful than I am. If not for their problem, the fish depot would still have been in existence. I made the mistake of entrusting it under the care of a woman. So, at the height of the spiritual attack, I had to sell it to raise money to treat myself, in addition to all the money I got from the government and individuals.

How many albums have you produced?

105 albums.