Friday, January 13, 2012

3 Dead, 2 Injured At Lumber Company


"STAR, NC — Three people are dead after an employee went on a shooting rampage inside a lumber company in Montgomery County on Friday morning.

"According to WXII-TV, a man walked into the McBride Lumber Company on McBride Lumber Road in Star and shot four people inside a warehouse before going to his home and shooting himself.

"Three of the four people he shot are dead, and the fourth victim has been airlifted to a nearby hospital. The shooter has also been airlifted to a hospital after deputies found him inside his home.

"Deputies say they responded to the incident happened just after 6 a.m.

"According to its website, McBride Lumber has been in business since the 1950's and is a second-generation family owned business. They are located about 60 miles south of Greensboro.

"Authorities haven't released the names of the victims.

"Sheriff Dempsey Owens says the shooter left a note, but he didn't give details of the content. He said witnesses reported the gunman was a disgruntled employee."


From WCNC.com...

UPDATE:

01/15/2011 — Shooter "was just a nice guy and we liked him a lot"...

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