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September 30, 2012, Sunday
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A MAN fired from his job at a sign-making business in Minneapolis, United States pulled out a handgun and began shooting up its offices, fatally wounding the owner and four others before turning the gun on himself, police said Friday.
Andrew Engeldinger, 36, injured at least three others in the Thursday attack at Accent Signage Systems, which Police Chief Tim Dolan said lasted no more than 15 minutes. Dolan also said Engeldinger may have chosen to spare some former co-workers.
"It's clear he did walk by some people, very clear," Dolan said.
Engeldinger's family said in a statement issued through the National Alliance on Mental Illness on Friday that he had struggled with mental illness for years. They offered sympathy to the victims. "This is not an excuse for his actions, but sadly, may be a partial explanation," the statement said.
No details were released about why Engeldinger was fired, but police said he had ongoing problems at work.
Investigators who searched his home Thursday night found a second gun and packaging for 10,000 rounds of ammunition in the house.
In the shooting, Engeldinger used a 9mm Glock semi-automatic pistol he had owned for about a year, Dolan said.
"He's obviously been practicing how to use that gun," Dolan said.
Among those killed was Accent Signage System owner Reuven Rahamim, 61, employee Jacob Beneke, 34, and Keith Basinski, 50, a UPS driver.
The other victims were Rami Cooks, 62, and Ronald Edberg, 58. Two other people remain in hospital, one in a serious condition and one critical.
Andrew Engeldinger, 36, injured at least three others in the Thursday attack at Accent Signage Systems, which Police Chief Tim Dolan said lasted no more than 15 minutes. Dolan also said Engeldinger may have chosen to spare some former co-workers.
"It's clear he did walk by some people, very clear," Dolan said.
Engeldinger's family said in a statement issued through the National Alliance on Mental Illness on Friday that he had struggled with mental illness for years. They offered sympathy to the victims. "This is not an excuse for his actions, but sadly, may be a partial explanation," the statement said.
No details were released about why Engeldinger was fired, but police said he had ongoing problems at work.
Investigators who searched his home Thursday night found a second gun and packaging for 10,000 rounds of ammunition in the house.
In the shooting, Engeldinger used a 9mm Glock semi-automatic pistol he had owned for about a year, Dolan said.
"He's obviously been practicing how to use that gun," Dolan said.
Among those killed was Accent Signage System owner Reuven Rahamim, 61, employee Jacob Beneke, 34, and Keith Basinski, 50, a UPS driver.
The other victims were Rami Cooks, 62, and Ronald Edberg, 58. Two other people remain in hospital, one in a serious condition and one critical.
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