05-04-2016, 02:33 PM
Texas -- Workplace Mass Shooting
A man walked into his former workplace and fatally shot one worker before killing himself, Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman says. It happened before 9 a.m. Wednesday at Knight Transportation on Franz Road, west of Houston.
Sheriff Hickman says the shooter was fired two weeks ago but returned to the business with two weapons. The man allegedly fired several shots while approaching the building and then entered the business where he fired more shots, killing a male co-worker and injuring two others.
"He apparently became disgruntled because his payments had ceased, we understand he came to this location with a shotgun and a handgun," said Ralph Gonzales with HCSO. "He came into the building and said something like 'you ruined my life' and then fired a round straight through the building and then started shooting."
Two nearby schools were put on lockdown.
Identities not yet released.
Refs:
http://www.khou.com/news/crime/shooting-.../169903692
http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/386c2551...dc536bd6b0
A man walked into his former workplace and fatally shot one worker before killing himself, Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman says. It happened before 9 a.m. Wednesday at Knight Transportation on Franz Road, west of Houston.
Sheriff Hickman says the shooter was fired two weeks ago but returned to the business with two weapons. The man allegedly fired several shots while approaching the building and then entered the business where he fired more shots, killing a male co-worker and injuring two others.
"He apparently became disgruntled because his payments had ceased, we understand he came to this location with a shotgun and a handgun," said Ralph Gonzales with HCSO. "He came into the building and said something like 'you ruined my life' and then fired a round straight through the building and then started shooting."
Two nearby schools were put on lockdown.
Identities not yet released.
Refs:
http://www.khou.com/news/crime/shooting-.../169903692
http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/386c2551...dc536bd6b0