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Saturday, August 25, 2012

Empire state building shooting



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On August 24, 2012, a gunman shot and killed a former co-worker near the Empire State Building in New York City. Following the initial shooting, the gunman, 58-year-old Jeffrey T. Johnson, was shot to death by police officers after raising his weapon at them. Nine bystanders were wounded by stray bullets fired by the officers, but did not suffer any life-threatening injuries. (more from wikipedia).


Empire State Building shooting-like events of workplace violence are rare ...


Friday's fatal shooting outside the Empire State Building in an apparent work-related dispute was a tragedy, but such violence is rare and getting rarer in the American workplace. Despite the lingering bad economy and job pressures tied to it, work ...
 (more from bottomline.nbcnews.com).

Scores:total: 0.09, wp: 0.63, news: 0.02, image: 0.08, trends: 0.47

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