PioneersProductions

PioneersProductions YouTuber Information Profile PioneersProductions Style Comedy, Vlogs Date joined June 9, 2008 Shut down May 13, 2021 Twitter @EGSandrew@PioneersProd@EGSworld Facebook PioneersProductionsEmbersGhostSquad Instagram and Threads @EmbersGhostSquad Other media BandcampDeviantArtSoundCloud Videos 168 (deleted) Schedule Unscheduled Status Inactive (deceased & terminated) Associates Makemebad35 • Jesterstone • Dinoman217 Username PioneersProductions Personal information Full name Randy Robert Stair Nationality American Location Eaton Township, Pennsylvania, United States

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Randy Robert Stair † (September 17, 1992 - June 8, 2017 [aged 24]), better known online as PioneersProductions (also known as EGSProductions or Andrew Blaze), was an American YouTuber, animator, comedian, and vlogger. He's known for creating multiple sketch comedy videos and being the creator of the fan animated series, Ember's Ghost Squad. Randy is the perpetrator in the 2017 Weis supermarket shooting where he killed three people and then himself.

Randy Stair was born on September 17, 1992 in Pennsylvania to parents Robert and Laurianne Stair along with his younger brother, Jeremy Stair. He was described as a very shy and introverted child, always preferring to be alone in school. Randy often liked to watch Nickelodeon shows, drawing the characters he saw on TV. He used to make short home films using a VHS recorder, much to the criticism of Jeremy.

While he did find friends in high school, he had never gotten any girlfriends or went on a date. Randy also had a part time job working at the Weis supermarket. In 2011, Randy graduated from Dallas High School and would attend Luzoni County Community College for three years until 2014, majoring in mass communications. Although, Randy said college and his job weren't his main priorities.

Randy originally made older YouTube channels back in 2007, but they were shut down due to multiple copyright strikes. Eventually he created the PioneersProductions channel on June 9, 2008 at 15 years old. He originally created let's plays and vlogs before eventually making sketch comedy videos. Many of his well known skits involve him and other characters getting involved in strange antics, such as Froggy, Whale, and Mr. Horse Head. The videos were created by and all of the characters were voiced by himself.

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Ember's Ghost Squad YouTuber Information Profile Ember's Ghost Squad Style Animations Date joined January 12, 2016 Shut down December 6, 2017 Videos 24 (deleted) Schedule Unscheduled Status Inactive (deceased & terminated) Username After becoming obsessed with the character Ember, he would end his PioneersProductions channel to start a new one called Ember's Ghost Squad. Ember's Ghost Squad (EGS) is a spin off series based off of Danny Phantom which involves Ember and her ghost friends going on different adventures recruiting teenagers in their squad. The series was created entirely by himself except for collaborating with different voice actors. All of the characters were recolors of Ember McLain, with the exception of Ember herself.

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During college in 2013, Randy's friends, Tom Lynch and Matthew got into a fatal car accidents which severely effected Randy. His grandfather passed away and there was another incident were he got into a car accident, but he managed to survive. Jeremy also got into another car accident, which resulted in Jeremy and Randy sharing his mother's car and being unable to pay off the damage. Ever since then, he became interested with the concept of death, with his later videos centering around the idea. Randy became increasingly existential about both aging and his future with his parents pushing him to meet milestones, as he fixated on a potential YouTube career he would realize was unobtainable.

After returning to watch Danny Phantom, he became obsessed with the character, Ember McLain. He had called her his wife and thought the Ghost Squad characters were real. During that time, he struggled with gender dysphoria, thinking his soul was female. Randy wore feminine clothing and thought if he were to die, he would be resurrected as a ghost girl. In Ember's Ghost Squad. Randy created a self insert character named Andrew Blaze, who was female. Although he didn’t consider himself fully transgender. He had been opposed to going to therapy or a psychiatrist because he didn't think people would understand him.

Randy also became fascinated with the Columbine High School Massacre and one of the preparers Eric Harris. He recreated multiple of the "Natural Selection" shirts Harris used and had created videos displaying his firearms and plans to kill his victims, similarly to the two students’ video tapes. Randy would also join forums dedicated to the Columbine shooting, often saying he could relate to them.

On YouTube, he uploaded a video where he flipped a coin to decide his fate. If it landed on heads, he would take only his own life at his house. If it was tails, he kills himself and other people at the supermarket. After flipping it five times, he got three tails. His last videos would show off his weapons and vlogs in which he described his plans and hatred for the world. He also made tweets hinting at the shooting, such as saying, “If you think your body is ready for June 7th then you’re gravely mistaken…” The day before the shooting, he would upload a video touring his supermarket where he films the aisles and exits. Randy had secretly sent emails to close friends talking about his plans and regrets he's made.

On June 7, 2017, Randy drove to the Weis supermarket to work at his night shift at 11:00 PM. He would block off exit doors using wooden planks and upload multiple links to videos and journals onto his Twitter account about his shooting and suicide. Randy would return to his car and retrieve two Mossberg 500 shotguns. At 1:00 AM, he went back inside the building where he shot employees Victoria Brong, Brian Hayes, and Terry Lee Sterling. Another co-worker, Kristian Newell claimed she heard gunshots and turned to see Victoria dead, with Randy staring at her. He chose to not kill her, instead heading to the deli section of the store while also shooting at glass and other products. Once he was there, he pointed the gun at his mouth and took his own life after the bullet hit its skull. Soon after, Kristen ran to the employees room where called the police, eventually escaping at the front entrance. After authorities arrived, there were a total of 59 shots confirmed and multiple weapons at his house.

The mass shooting didn't receive that much attention at first, with the exception of Pennsylvania expressing their grief towards the tragedy. Weis Markets released a statement condoling the deaths at the store and promising their protection to their customers and employees. The Weis supermarket remained closed until its reopening on July 13, 2017. Days after the shooting, a former friend of Randy and YouTuber, Makemebad35 posted on Twitter his sympathy towards Randy and encouraged people to seek medical attention if they're dealing with mental issues.

Randy himself wasn't recognized too much years after the shooting. However, sometime in 2021, many YouTubers started to talk about him, such as Savox and Dr. Todd Grande. Three of his YouTube channels would be deleted off of YouTube, although his videos and journals have been archived. The Ember's Ghost Squad wiki is still being edited to this day and there are a small group of people who believe EGS is real.