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Judi Lynn

(160,542 posts)
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 06:22 PM Apr 2016

Fired Massachusetts man ambushes co-worker then shoots self

Source: Associated Press

Fired Massachusetts man ambushes co-worker then shoots self

Updated 5:00 pm, Thursday, April 7, 2016

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A man recently fired from his job at a Massachusetts business shot at and injured a former co-worker on Thursday morning before killing himself, authorities said.

The shooter parked in a nearby lot and waited for the victim to arrive at the Cambridge business before ambushing him outside with a 12-guage pump action shotgun at about 7:45 a.m., Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said.

The victim played a role in the decision to fire the shooter months ago, the prosecutor said. "He appears to have been waiting in his car for this particular individual," she said.

The 58-year-old victim used his briefcase to shield his head and was struck in the face by debris that flew off the brick building. He was not struck by gunfire, even though he was fired on at close range. The man was treated at a hospital for non-life threatening injuries.


Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Police-1-hurt-gunman-dead-in-Cambridge-7234102.php

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Fired Massachusetts man ambushes co-worker then shoots self (Original Post) Judi Lynn Apr 2016 OP
Well, his former employer clearly had a case for gross incompetence, at least. bluedigger Apr 2016 #1
gallows humour, but true Angel Martin Apr 2016 #2
He blocked a 12 gauge with his briefcase? Democat Apr 2016 #3
That had to be hard on his underware.. denbot Apr 2016 #4
A clean miss....an people recommend the shotgun for HD ileus Apr 2016 #5
Yeah, people can be so fucking dumb sometimes, right? Paladin Apr 2016 #6

bluedigger

(17,086 posts)
1. Well, his former employer clearly had a case for gross incompetence, at least.
Thu Apr 7, 2016, 08:21 PM
Apr 2016

I mean, if you can't kill a man at close range with a 12 gauge, what can you do?

ileus

(15,396 posts)
5. A clean miss....an people recommend the shotgun for HD
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 07:07 AM
Apr 2016

because it's impossible to miss at close range.

Paladin

(28,262 posts)
6. Yeah, people can be so fucking dumb sometimes, right?
Fri Apr 8, 2016, 07:47 AM
Apr 2016

Enlighten us all, why don't you: what sort of firearm should this person have used to murder his co-worker?



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