Yesterday morning, I was packing stuff and heard the door open. I thought it would be Gabi but it was Greg. He had been almost to work when he got a call from his boss that there had been a shooting at this work (at Emcore Corp.) and not to come in. It turned out to be a domestic violence issue (as so many are). A guy came looking for his common-law wife, with whom he had twin sons, armed with a .45 semi-automatic handgun. He found a woman crossing between two buildings and shot her (Greg's friend), then he found his wife taking a break outside with another woman (both of whom Greg knows), shot and wounded his wife and shot and killed the other woman.
Then, for some reason, he shot out a window and went inside and wounded four more people. By that time, the cops had arrived and stormed the building. So he shot himself. Final tally: 3 dead, 4 wounded. The company will be closed until Thursday. One poor woman was in the middle of a job interview. The interviewer said "run!" so she locked herself into a bathroom across the hall. The interviewer ran the other way, into the path of the shooter, and was wounded by two shots. The applicant was even more terrified when the cops broke down the door and stuck guns in her face. Now she can't face going to a grocery store.
Why did this guy go on a rampage? Nobody knows, though there is some talk about a divorce and a custody dispute.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
Wow, that is scary stuff ! Glad Greg is OK. You just never know what one will run into.. out in this crazy world, do ya? Be safe !
Post a Comment