Wednesday, December 08, 2004

Random assault on Florida Radio Shack kills two people

On the evening of November 18th, Justin Cudar entered the electronics store and opened fire, using a 9mm Glock that he had purchased just weeks before. Both a customer and a store clerk died at the retail shop located in St. Petersburg and another employee was critically wounded. Cudar, 25, a psychology major at the University of South Florida, had no apparent relationship with anyone at the store nor was he trying to commit a robbery. Cudar was being investigated for a road-rage incident that occurred earlier in the day. He allegedly threw a steering-wheel lock at another vehicle, smashing the windshield. His mother was quoted as stating that he had anger management issues. This is a unique case of workplace violence that only fits in the Type 1 category. However, the motive was robbery or sexual assault as is the case with most incidents of this class.

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