5/19 Houston, TX Man Shoots Two, Killing One in Steel Manufacturing Plant

Miguel Soria, 25, charged with capital murder in connection with the shooting deaths of two coworkers at a southeast Houston manufacturing plant. According to reports, he appeared to be drunk when he walked into the workplace at 7:30 p.m. and confronted two men. Soria then pulled out a handgun, shot both men numerous times and then fled the scene. As of this post, he is still on the loose.

5/16 Phoenix, AZ Murder of Co-worker May have been Gang Related

A 20-year-old man, a new worker at Fortune Plastics of Arizona Inc was accused of killing a co-worker during a dispute. Investigators believe that is a possible gang-related slaying as "gang verbiage" was exchanged before the victim was shot dead. The gunman then ran outside the business, carjacked a pickup truck and fled. He was spotted late that night and in an exchanged gunfire with officers, was killed.

5/16 Chicago, IL Worker Kills CEO after Poor Performance Review

Tom Tuduj is charged with murdering the CEO of a construction firm as he stabbed him to death in his office. Tuduj was hired several months ago but came to work in the morning enraged over a poor job review given the day before. Taking a knife from the office kitchen, he stabbed the president of the company till other co-workers were able to restrain him. Another worker received minor injuries.

5/17 Frederick, WVA Woman Escorted to Car by Co-Worker Witnesses Shooting

While this case did not occur at work, the proximity must be noted. A man, not yet identified, had gone to his wife's workplace looking for her but her co-workers told him that she was not available. He then left. Fearing for her safety, the woman asked a co-worker to walk her to her car parked nearby. That is when she encountered her husband at the car. As the co-worker stood across the street as the husband and wife talked. It soon became an argument with another witness stating that she shouted, “I don’t want to be with you anymore”. The man grabbed her by the neck as he threatened her with a .38 revolver. An officer walking near by heard the commotion and came over, ordering him to drop the weapon. The assailant shot his wife and fired the gun at the officer. When the officer returned fire, the husband shot and killed himself.

5/18 British Columbia, Stabbing Turns Deadly at Cabinet Making Firm

Gurpal Brar, 27 is charged with murder after he assaulted a co-worker. Both worked at a cabinet-making firm when an argument broke out between the two. The police were called to the business around 1 p.m. The victim was taken to the hospital seriously hurt from a stabbing. The 30 year old victim later died at the hospital.

Harrisburg, VA 5/16 Worker Kills Two, Then Self at Medical Supply Store

Brewer Hoover Jr., 65, an employee of the American HomePatient medical supplies retail store killed two fellow workers early in the morning when store opened. Three other workers managed to escape with out being inured. Hostage negotiators and SWAT officers responded to the shootings after the gunman barricaded himself in the building. After talking for a short time over the telephone, he allegedly claimed that he was being fired. The company denies this statement. when communication stopped, the SWAT team closed in and the gunman then shot himself. The case has been closed, with no motive identified.

5/5/06 Window Rock, NM Social Services Client Makes Bomb Threat

A social services client threatened in the afternoon that he would blow up the office and that he was going to return with a gun, with intentions of using it on the staff. The client’s children are receiving the services of the agency. “He was very upset because he was told to get treatment,” said the director of the agency. Staff notified police but the man left. Authorities are unable to locate him at this time. The worker who received the threat has taken time off after being traumatized by the event.

5/4 Obrien, FL Coworker Shoots Other with Gun from Car

Kenneth James McFatten, 44, allegedly shot and wounded a man in the wrist and shoulder. It was the end of his shift at work when he got in an argument with the victim. McFatten went to his truck, got a .25-caliber handgun, and shot once or twice just to the side of the victim, hitting the ground. The two began to wrestle when the gun went off, striking the victim. According the victim, they had been arguing but that McFatten did not mean to shoot him. McFatten stated that the two were playing.

Scottish Study Finds Hostility has Increased in Small/Medium Businesses

An Insurance agency, Zurich, conducted a study of small and medium-sized businesses in Scotland where they found some disturbing trends.
•More than 35% of have fallen victim to abusive and threatening behavior
•55% have experienced anti-social behaviour from customers, colleagues and the general public
•Two in 10 employees said they had been intimidated at work
•7% experienced actual physical assault
•A third considered the threat of abuse and physical assault to be greater than it was five years ago
Why?
•Three in 10 said they felt the reason for the increase in anti-social behavior was people being less caring, and more impatient and hostile.

5/2 Beacon, NY Corrections Officer Stabs Co-worker/Husband in Face with Pen

David Corso and Joann Corso were a married couple who both worked at the Beacon Correction Facility, a minimum-security prison for women. The fight between the husband and wife began around 8 a.m. and ended when Joann Corso stabbed her husband in the face with a pen, all in front of several inmates who witnessed the incident. The wife was charged and both Corsos have been suspended without pay, pending disciplinary action.

5/2 Redlands, CA Dollar Store Ex-employee Returns to Shoot Manager and Customer

Kenneth Savastano, 44, entered the discount store shortly after its 8 a.m. opening and approached the manager near a back office. As he was wielding a .38-caliber revolver, the manager fled toward the front of the store but was shot through the leg. A by-stander, a 56-year-old woman who was shopping nearby, was also shot in the arm. Another female employee locked herself in a back room to call 911.Savastano then drove away but was soon found and arrested at his apartment complex. A spokesperson said that Savastano worked at the Redlands store for three years before being terminated last week.

5/8 Bossier City, LA Husband Shoots Wife Outside Retirement Home

Rickey Gipson, 50, is accused of shooting Donna Gipson, 38, outside her workplace at a retirement home. The shooting happened about 8 a.m. where the victim worked in the laundry. The two were allegedly arguing in the parking lot when she turned and went back in. He pulled a handgun and shot her in the head.
He was arrested without incident a short time later at his mother's house in Shreveport. Police records indicate that they had been to the couple's house half a dozen times.