This Week: Walmart Shooter 'Snapped,' Authentic Mexican, Italian Food Served Up

Walmart Shooter Identified by Mother Tells Deputies He 'Just Snapped': The Pasco County Sheriff's Office had eight calls identifying Daniel P. Quinnell, 25, by name after the agency released a video of the suspected Walmart shooter, Det. Lisa Schoneman said.

They knew he had a racially motivated agenda and they were all concerned that he remained a danger to others, Schoneman said. "They were concerned for everyone involved."

One of those calls came from Quinnell's mother.

His parents are wonderful people, Schoneman said. His mother recognized the danger and didn't want anyone else to get hurt.

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Villaggio's - From Torino to Tampa: From Torino to Tampa, Villaggio's owner and head chef Giuseppe Mascali has developed and refined his culinary skills across decades and continents.

Mascali grew up in Torino, Italy, where his mother, Anna, was a chef. Mascali got his first experience cooking for large groups in the Italian military. That is where he met whom he calls his right hand, head chef Ricardo Ciabatti. Ciabatti and Mascali have been friends and co-workers for 25 years. Ciabatti helped Mascali find work when Mascali moved to the United States in 1989. When Mascali took over Villaggio's in 1999, he eventually brought Ciabatti on board.

"In our 25 years of friendship, the wheel keeps turning," Ciabatti said. "When he first came here (United States) I was in a position where I could get him a job, now it is his turn to give a new job."

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Deputies to Guard Lutz Elementary Schools: As elementary school students throughout Lutz prepare to go back to class on Monday, they aren’t alone.

Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputies will also return in time for that first bell – and they’ll stick around throughout the rest of the school year.

“School safety is the utmost priority,” explained Lt. Chad Chronister of the sheriff’s office’s community outreach division.

With 91 elementary schools in unincorporated Hillsborough County alone, Chronister said the sheriff’s office will have its work cut out for it, but it’s up to the challenge.

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Mekenita Grill - Authentic Mexican Cuisine in South Lutz:

The Mekenita Grill opened its doors in 2007 and has served up authentic Mexican cuisine in a family-friendly environment to the Lutz and surrounding communities for five years. Mekenita Grill is the brainchild of Tiffani and Rand Packer. The couple grew up in central and southern California, respectively, where the Mexican influence in their lives laid the groundwork for their lives’ ambition.

“I grew up with a love and appreciation of Mexican culture,” Tiffani said.

The couple met when they were on separate vacations in Hawaii, Rand developing his skills as an executive chef for Roy’s Hawaiian Fusion and Tiffani because she was, “not ready for a job at Hewlett Packard.”The chance meeting in Hawaii produced a 12-year marriage, four children and the Mekenita Grill.

“We wanted to bring something to Lutz that wasn’t here, yet,” Tiffani said.

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