      
3. February 5, 2001 Elk Grove IL: Five
killed, four wounded in workplace shooting
The country responded with numb horror to the latest
workplace massacre at the Navistar engine plant in suburban Chicago, where 5
people were killed and four wounded.
Wille Dan Baker, age 66 was about to begin serving a prison
term for his role in thefts from his employer, Navistar.
He showed up at the engine plant with a golf bag containing an AK-47
assault rifle, a hunting rifle and a revolver.
Within 12 minutes, he fired 25 to 30 rounds, killing four people and
wounding four others, before turning the weapon on himself.
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workplace shooting: Google Search
This story is being repeated all to frequently, December
26, 2000 seven were killed Edgewater
Technology, in Wakefield, MA, where will it happen next?
Where do people get ideas about going into their workplace
or school, armed to the teeth with raging violent intent?
They see graphic violence every day on television.
They see more in movies. They
play video games where the objective is to kill as many people as possible.
Do you see a clear connection between the entertainment
industry and violence in our society?
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