Cement plant employee shoots coworkers, 3 killed
Yesterday morning, an employee at a cement plant in Cupertino opened fire on several of his supervisors and coworkers, killing 3 and injuring 7.
According to one of the man’s coworkers, he fired the first shots during a weekly meeting at around 4:30 a.m. The 47-year old single father then continued the assault for around 8 minutes.
The worker fled the Lehigh Southwest Cement Plant on foot after the shooting. Police are searching for the man and his friends and family are urging him to come forward.
The injured employees were taken to 3 different hospitals and were reported to be in fair condition.
Our utmost sympathies are with the victims’ families.