There might be some confusion over names. Dear Sr. lived in NC. Dear Jr. the shooter lived in Colorado.
Suspected Planned Parenthood gunman unmoored in WNC
SWANNANOA - Flitting without an anchor between two remote wooded properties in the mountains, Robert Lewis Dear Jr. kept as far from neighbors as his own actions kept them at bay.
At the time of Dear Sr’s death,(2004,iirc) Jr lived in NC.