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07-31-2014, 02:13 PM
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12:25 PM EDT
CHICAGO - An apparent disgruntled employee shot his boss in a downtown Chicago high-rise on Thursday before taking his own life.
Officers were called to the Bank of America building in the city's bustling financial district around 9:50 a.m. Two men were found on the floor in an office.
Police said a 54-year-old victim was taken to a hospital in critical condition. A 59-year-old man described as the offender was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said the shooting took place on the 17th floor. A tech company on that floor had recently undergone downsizing. Some of its employees had been demoted.
One of those employees, McCarthy said, came into the office shortly before 10 a.m. Thursday and demanded a one-on-one meeting with the CEO.
During that meeting, the employee pulled out a gun, McCarthy said.
The employee and the CEO struggled for the gun. The CEO was shot twice, once in the head and once in the stomach.
The gunman then took his own life, McCarthy said.
The building where the shooting took place is two blocks from the Willis Tower, the country's second tallest skyscraper, and a block away from the Chicago Board of Trade building and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
LINK (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cops-disgruntled-employee-shot-ceo-before-killing-himself/)
damn. crazy motherfukcer:(
there must be more to this story.
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update:
Updated at 1:21 PM CDT
The gunman was a recently demoted executive.
Police responded to shots fired at 9:50 a.m. at 231 S. LaSalle, listed as the old Bank of America Trade Operations Building.
They found a 54-year-old victim, identified as ArrowStream CEO Steven LaVoie, injured with a gunshot wound to his stomach and his head and the 59-year-old gunman deceased with a gunshot wound to the head.
According to a profile on arrowstream.com, LaVoie founded the company, which provides supply chain management solutions for the food service industry, in 2000.
The victim is in "grave condition." The victim was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition.
The gunman was pronounced dead at the scene.
"What we have here is a workplace violence issue," McCarthy told reporters. "Apparently there's a technological company on the 17th floor. They've been undergoing a downsizing. They've demoted a number of people."
The incident is being investigated as a possible murder-suicide incident, according to police.
Fire crews arriving to the scene initially were warned that a suspect was still on the floor and still armed, according to radio reports.
Police said the scene was contained at about 10:40 a.m. There was only one gunman involved.
Nearby Ann Taylor and Jos. A. Bank stores locked their doors after reports of the shooting.
Jessica Cazares, who works at nearby Caffe Baci, said she witnessed a chaotic scene outside the building.
"There were people running, afraid," she said, "but we thought it was a movie filming. This time it was a real situation."
Tiffany Baggett, a woman who works in the building, said an alarm went off in the building and everyone was told to stay on their floor of the building. Employees moved to a safer area, she said, away from the glass doors.
"I was just informed as an employee there was a shooting, so we just evacuated our reception area as quickly as possible," Baggett said.
Pedestrians were being held across the street as detectives and police entered the building.
link
(http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/2-Shot-in-Downtown-Chicago-High-Rise-Shooting-269391891.html)
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12:25 PM EDT
CHICAGO - An apparent disgruntled employee shot his boss in a downtown Chicago high-rise on Thursday before taking his own life.
Officers were called to the Bank of America building in the city's bustling financial district around 9:50 a.m. Two men were found on the floor in an office.
Police said a 54-year-old victim was taken to a hospital in critical condition. A 59-year-old man described as the offender was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said the shooting took place on the 17th floor. A tech company on that floor had recently undergone downsizing. Some of its employees had been demoted.
One of those employees, McCarthy said, came into the office shortly before 10 a.m. Thursday and demanded a one-on-one meeting with the CEO.
During that meeting, the employee pulled out a gun, McCarthy said.
The employee and the CEO struggled for the gun. The CEO was shot twice, once in the head and once in the stomach.
The gunman then took his own life, McCarthy said.
The building where the shooting took place is two blocks from the Willis Tower, the country's second tallest skyscraper, and a block away from the Chicago Board of Trade building and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
LINK (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cops-disgruntled-employee-shot-ceo-before-killing-himself/)
damn. crazy motherfukcer:(
there must be more to this story.
.......
update:
Updated at 1:21 PM CDT
The gunman was a recently demoted executive.
Police responded to shots fired at 9:50 a.m. at 231 S. LaSalle, listed as the old Bank of America Trade Operations Building.
They found a 54-year-old victim, identified as ArrowStream CEO Steven LaVoie, injured with a gunshot wound to his stomach and his head and the 59-year-old gunman deceased with a gunshot wound to the head.
According to a profile on arrowstream.com, LaVoie founded the company, which provides supply chain management solutions for the food service industry, in 2000.
The victim is in "grave condition." The victim was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition.
The gunman was pronounced dead at the scene.
"What we have here is a workplace violence issue," McCarthy told reporters. "Apparently there's a technological company on the 17th floor. They've been undergoing a downsizing. They've demoted a number of people."
The incident is being investigated as a possible murder-suicide incident, according to police.
Fire crews arriving to the scene initially were warned that a suspect was still on the floor and still armed, according to radio reports.
Police said the scene was contained at about 10:40 a.m. There was only one gunman involved.
Nearby Ann Taylor and Jos. A. Bank stores locked their doors after reports of the shooting.
Jessica Cazares, who works at nearby Caffe Baci, said she witnessed a chaotic scene outside the building.
"There were people running, afraid," she said, "but we thought it was a movie filming. This time it was a real situation."
Tiffany Baggett, a woman who works in the building, said an alarm went off in the building and everyone was told to stay on their floor of the building. Employees moved to a safer area, she said, away from the glass doors.
"I was just informed as an employee there was a shooting, so we just evacuated our reception area as quickly as possible," Baggett said.
Pedestrians were being held across the street as detectives and police entered the building.
link
(http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/2-Shot-in-Downtown-Chicago-High-Rise-Shooting-269391891.html)
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