Four Killed in Kansas Workplace Shooting

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Four Killed in Kansas Workplace Shooting

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By BILL DRAPER, Associated Press Writer

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - A shooter at a meatpacking plant killed three people and wounded three others Friday afternoon before committing suicide, police said.


Deputy police chief Col. Sam Breshears corrected earlier reports from police that placed the number of dead as high as seven at the ConAgra Foods Inc. plant in Kansas City, Kan.


The three people wounded were being treated at The University of Kansas Hospital, spokesman Bob Hallinan said. Breshears said one was in critical condition.


A police dispatcher who did not give her name said a ConAgra employee walked into the cafeteria and began firing, then killed himself. Police said they received a call reporting the shooting at 5:12 p.m.


Several employees on shift when the shooting took place were not being allowed to immediately leave the plant, police said. While a few had made contact with loved ones via cell phone, many friends and family gathered outside the plant waiting for information.


"Everybody out here is trying to find out if their loved one is a victim or a survivor," said Robert Thompson, whose wife was inside when the shooting took place.

And people wonder why I am such an butthole at work when it comes to security. People wonder why I suspend people for letting other people in who do not have their ID badge. People wonder why I am so anal retentive when it comes to their safety. Some think I'm just an asshole. Others think I need to get laid.

I read the above story in the news and realize how serious my job is. I read the above story and I went back to the Plant and suspended two people for unauthorized entry into the plant. Yes...I may be an asshole...but next month one of the guys that can't get into the Plant because everyone is thinking force-protection/antiterrorism security may be the stupid butthole ex-husband who snuck in with a .45 and a pair of loaded magazines to kill her and whoever got in his way.

I may be an butthole. I am not here to make friends. I'm not here to be nice. I'm here to do a job. When I read the above news story, it makes my job all the more real...It might not be in uniform, but it's still important...it still makes a difference.

God rest their souls and may the shooter's soul burn in hell for eternity.