A mass shooting occurred at an ABB power plant in St Louis, Missouri, on January 7, 2010. An ABB Power employee, armed with multiple firearms, killed three and injured five others (two critically) and killed himself before police arrived.[1][2]
| ABB plant shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | St Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 38°41′19.9356″N 90°15′19.8432″W / 38.688871000°N 90.255512000°W |
| Date | 7 January 2010 c. 6:30 – c. 7:00 a.m. CST (UTC -6) |
Attack type | |
| Weapons |
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| Deaths | 4 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 5 |
| Perpetrator | Timothy G. Hendron |
Shooting
editTimothy Hendron arrived at work with an AK-47-type semi-automatic, at least two Hi-Point handguns, a pump-action shotgun, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.[3]
The shootings began around 6:30 a.m. local time, when Hendron opened fire in a parking lot near the factory before moving inside.[4] The first 911 call came in around 6:45 a.m., saying that a gunman was moving about the complex and that he had shot several people. Hendron fired about 100 rounds of ammunition, killing two people in the parking lot and another person inside the factory before killing himself.[5]
Five people were injured in the incident, including two in critical condition. Two more were in fair condition, and the fifth person injured had been admitted to a hospital and released. Other employees took refuge on the roof of the building or in offices within the factory.[2] During the shooting, an employee at the facility retrieved a handgun from his car and was injured while returning fire when the gunman was moving down the hall towards a group of workers who were hiding in a break room.[6]
Victims
editThe following were killed in the shooting:[7]
- Carlton Carter, 57
- Terry Mabry, 55
- Cory Wilson, 27
Perpetrator
editPolice identified the shooter as 51-year-old Timothy Gerard Hendron, a resident of Webster Groves, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, and an employee of ABB. No motive has been identified, though he was known to be part of a class action lawsuit against ABB pertaining to the company's pension plan, specifically unidentified fees and expenses in employees' 401(k) accounts. People who knew Hendron said that he had been increasingly unhappy with his job at ABB, going so far as to search for a labor lawyer.[6]
Aftermath
editPolice later found a third handgun near a guard shack.[3] The day after the shootings, ABB released a statement mourning the deaths of its employees, including a quote from its CEO, Joe Hogan, saying in part, "I am deeply saddened by this news and would like to express my greatest sympathy to those who have been touched by this tragedy."[8]
See also
edit- Kirkwood City Council shooting, a similar case involving a suspect in a neighboring community.
References
edit- ^ "1 dead, 4 hurt in St. Louis plant shooting". Yahoo News. Associated Press. January 7, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Gunman on rampage at Missouri factory". BBC News. January 7, 2010. Archived from the original on January 8, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ^ a b "ABB shooter fired off 100 rounds before killing himself". stltoday. January 8, 2010. Archived from the original on April 17, 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
- ^ "St Louis factory gunman who killed three is 'dead'". BBC. January 7, 2010. Archived from the original on January 8, 2010. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
- ^ "Details Emerge on St. Louis Shooting, but Motive Unclear". The New York Times. January 8, 2010. Archived from the original on January 12, 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Byers, Christine (November 18, 2010). "Police report details ABB shooting chaos". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- ^ Bazar, Emily (January 8, 2010). "Gunman kills himself, three others at St. Louis plant". USA Today. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
- ^ "ABB statement". ABB Group. January 8, 2010. Archived from the original on January 16, 2010. Retrieved January 9, 2010.