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
bluedigger
(17,086 posts)I mean, if you can't kill a man at close range with a 12 gauge, what can you do?
Angel Martin
(942 posts)the victim may not see it that way but he is one lucky guy
Democat
(11,617 posts)The briefcase company could use that in advertising.
denbot
(9,900 posts)Just saying..
ileus
(15,396 posts)because it's impossible to miss at close range.
Paladin
(28,262 posts)Enlighten us all, why don't you: what sort of firearm should this person have used to murder his co-worker?