JOPLIN, Mo. - Four Missouri National Guard soldiers stole electronics from a Walmart in Joplin while helping with recovery efforts the day after the store was destroyed by a tornado, according to records released Tuesday.

The Guard said three specialists and a sergeant who admitted taking video game players, a camera, and other items believed the merchandise was going to be discarded, the Joplin Globe reported. The four men, who are not named in the records, were part of a team assigned to look for survivors and help with recovery a day after the tornado devastated Joplin and killed 161 people.