Victim’s brother says sister feared husband before shooting

The brother of the woman killed by her estranged husband in Tuesday’s shooting at a drug-testing lab said his sister was worried in the days before the shooting but said he knows of no explicit threats.

The shooting occurred just before noon at Legacy Metro Lab and police said 39-year-old Robert Beiser killed his wife Teresa who worked at the lab and then killed himself.

Tualatin police said Wednesday that Robert Beiser went into the office armed with an assault rifle, a shotgun, and a handgun. Police said he used both the assault rifle and shotgun to kill Teresa.

Court documents from Clackamas County showed that Teresa had filed for divorce from her husband on Oct. 30.

Teresa’s brother Dale Wilson said his sister called him and expressed to him that she was afraid. He said fears that her husband was going to hurt her grew after Robert recently bought some guns.

“There were things said that made her scared sometimes,” Wilson said. “You know, that made us worry something could happen eventually.” He said she called him with the concerns after the two separated after 15 years of marriage.

Wilson said Teresa became more frightened about three weeks ago after Robert told her he had bought multiple firearms including the rifle that was used in Tuesday’s shooting.

“My sister did say he had bought three or four guns,” he said.

Wilson is a police officer in the Tri-Cities. He said Robert never showed any real signs that he would go to his wife’s office and open fire.

Wilson said he has no idea what could have sent him over the edge. “He didn’t call anybody, tell anybody. You know, he had lunch with his daughter the day before and nobody had a clue,” he said.

Clues might lie in the court records that show Teresa had filed for divorce. Friends said she had developed a relationship with another man.

Two of Teresa’s brothers said Robert had recently moved out of the family’s home and was living with his mother in a trailer in Clackamas.

They said he was a homebody who spent most of his free time in front of the television.

Friends said the Beisers’ and the Wilsons’ are trying to sort out what happened and to do what is best for the two children they left behind.

“We love them. They love us,” Wilson said. “They’re family. This is just a tragic event that for some reason or another Robert couldn’t handle.

Tualatin police said the Department of Human Services is working with family members to determine who will provide care for the couple’s two children.

Wilson said he convinced his sister to file reports with Gladstone police that stated she was concerned her husband might do something with the guns he had just bought.

A representative of the Gladstone police department said she couldn’t confirm whether Teresa filed reports, but she did say the department did hear from Robert who asked how he could transport his firearms legally in a vehicle.