Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Victor Luis Bruce, 21, was arrested for allegedly reaching for a gun in his waistband while officers were attempting to detain him for involuntary mental health treatment; his family reportedly said he had threatened to “shoot up” Ignite Life Center.
At about 8:35 p.m. on April 25, Gainesville Police Department officers responded to Bruce’s apartment at Chelsea Apartments (2510 NE 9th Street) after family members reported that Bruce had “become increasingly ‘dark,’ irritable, and confrontational.” They said Bruce said, “I’m going to shoot up the church,” referring to Ignite Life Center (404 NW 14th Avenue), and said he would not be happy until everyone at the church was dead. Knowing that Bruce owned several firearms, family members feared he intended to act on the threats and contacted law enforcement…