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Cops: Disgruntled Employee Shot CEO Before Killing Himself
CBS News ^ | Jul 31, 2014

Posted on 08/01/2014 6:11:02 PM PDT by nickcarraway

A demoted worker shot and critically wounded his company's CEO before fatally shooting himself Thursday in a downtown high-rise office building in Chicago's bustling financial district, police said.

Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said a worker at a technological company pulled a gun after entering the 17th-floor office to meet one-on-one with his CEO. There was a struggle for the gun, and the CEO was shot twice before the gunman fatally shot himself, McCarthy said.

CBS Chicago has confirmed the shooting took place at the offices of the tech company ArrowStream and the shooting victim was its CEO Steven LaVoie.

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1 posted on 08/01/2014 6:11:02 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: ArtDodger

Wasn’t Garfield killed by a “disgruntled office worker”?

I always enjoy these stories - I know there’s an unreported story here that doesn’t make it look too good for the victim!


3 posted on 08/01/2014 6:18:00 PM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard Lives Yet!)
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To: nickcarraway

A bad day at the office is better than a poor day of fishing.


4 posted on 08/01/2014 6:18:07 PM PDT by rlapuma
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To: nickcarraway

What was the alternative here? Disgruntled Employee Kills Himself Before Shooting CEO?


5 posted on 08/01/2014 6:22:42 PM PDT by JoeDetweiler
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To: nickcarraway

The Left will be cheering that an evil CEO was shot.


6 posted on 08/01/2014 6:56:32 PM PDT by Veggie Todd (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
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To: nickcarraway

Any damage to the glass ceiling?


7 posted on 08/01/2014 7:15:39 PM PDT by edpc (Wilby 2016)
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To: edpc

Did he have permit for da gun?
No gun zone?


8 posted on 08/01/2014 7:23:16 PM PDT by Leo Carpathian (FReeeeepeesssssed)
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