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| New Jersey supermarket employee kills two co-workers with assault rifle | New Jersey supermarket employee kills two co-workers with assault rifle |
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| A New Jersey supermarket employee shot and killed two co-workers with an AK-47 assault rifle in the early hours of Friday before turning the gun on himself. | A New Jersey supermarket employee shot and killed two co-workers with an AK-47 assault rifle in the early hours of Friday before turning the gun on himself. |
| Authorities say the 23-year-old man left a Pathmark in Old Bridge Township around 3.30am and returned a half-hour later with a handgun and the assault rifle, and wearing military clothing. | Authorities say the 23-year-old man left a Pathmark in Old Bridge Township around 3.30am and returned a half-hour later with a handgun and the assault rifle, and wearing military clothing. |
| Middlesex county prosecutor Bruce Kaplan said there were about 12 to 14 workers in the store. The man fired the rifle at the first workers he saw, killing an 18-year-old woman and a 24-year-old man as other workers hid, Kaplan said. "I do not believe that they were specifically targeted. I believe everybody in the store was a target," said Kaplan. | |
| The gunman fired at least 16 rounds, some breaking the front windows. He then killed himself, said Kaplan, who did not release the name of the gunman or either victim. The motive is under investigation. | The gunman fired at least 16 rounds, some breaking the front windows. He then killed himself, said Kaplan, who did not release the name of the gunman or either victim. The motive is under investigation. |
| Media reports suggested the man had argued with his co-workers. | Media reports suggested the man had argued with his co-workers. |
| The gunman was named locally as Terence Tyler, an ex-Marine who was discharged in 2010. Tyler, an infantryman, never served overseas, said Marine spokeswoman Captain Kendra Motz. She would not comment on the circumstances of his discharge. | |
| John Niccollai, president of a food workers union that represents some store employees, said Pathmark officials and employees told him the gunman wore military clothing and had just punched out for the night before coming back into the store and opening fire. | John Niccollai, president of a food workers union that represents some store employees, said Pathmark officials and employees told him the gunman wore military clothing and had just punched out for the night before coming back into the store and opening fire. |
| Many of the employees escaped gunfire, Niccollai said, when an assistant manager, "who I would view as a hero," helped many workers to get out of the store through the back door. | Many of the employees escaped gunfire, Niccollai said, when an assistant manager, "who I would view as a hero," helped many workers to get out of the store through the back door. |
| Police at the scene were keeping onlookers well away from the store. A number of vehicles were in the parking lot outside, along with police vehicles. | Police at the scene were keeping onlookers well away from the store. A number of vehicles were in the parking lot outside, along with police vehicles. |
| The store and its parking lot were closed. Pathmark officials had no immediate comment. | The store and its parking lot were closed. Pathmark officials had no immediate comment. |
| Old Bridge is a community of about 65,000 just across the Raritan Bay from New York City's Staten Island borough. | Old Bridge is a community of about 65,000 just across the Raritan Bay from New York City's Staten Island borough. |