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Oklahoma man beheaded former co-worker and attacked another just after his firing Oklahoma man beheaded former co-worker and attacked another just after his firing
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A man who had just been fired by an Oklahoma City-area food processing plant severed the head of one of his former co-workers and attacked another before being shot by the company’s chief operating officer, according to a local police official.A man who had just been fired by an Oklahoma City-area food processing plant severed the head of one of his former co-workers and attacked another before being shot by the company’s chief operating officer, according to a local police official.
The suspect — a 30-year-old male — walked into the front office of the Vaughan Foods processing plant in Moore after his firing Thursday and attacked employee Colleen Hufford, Moore Police Sgt. Jeremy Lewis said in a statement.The suspect — a 30-year-old male — walked into the front office of the Vaughan Foods processing plant in Moore after his firing Thursday and attacked employee Colleen Hufford, Moore Police Sgt. Jeremy Lewis said in a statement.
The man attacked Hufford with a knife and severed her head, the statement said. “Yes, she was beheaded,” Lewis confirmed to the Associated Press.The man attacked Hufford with a knife and severed her head, the statement said. “Yes, she was beheaded,” Lewis confirmed to the Associated Press.
The suspect was attacking a second woman at the plant — 43-year-old Traci Johnson — when he was shot by Vaughan Foods executive Mark Vaughan, Lewis said. Vaughan is an Oklahoma County sheriff’s reserve deputy, a department spokesman said. Vaughan has been a reserve deputy since 2010 and has experience with the SWAT team, sheriff’s department spokesman Mark Myers said.The suspect was attacking a second woman at the plant — 43-year-old Traci Johnson — when he was shot by Vaughan Foods executive Mark Vaughan, Lewis said. Vaughan is an Oklahoma County sheriff’s reserve deputy, a department spokesman said. Vaughan has been a reserve deputy since 2010 and has experience with the SWAT team, sheriff’s department spokesman Mark Myers said.
“This was not going to stop if he didn’t stop it,” Lewis said Friday, according to the AP. “It could have gotten a lot worse.”“This was not going to stop if he didn’t stop it,” Lewis said Friday, according to the AP. “It could have gotten a lot worse.”
The suspect was also hospitalized and police are waiting until he is conscious to arrest him, according to the AP. Lewis did not know what charges would be filed, the AP reported, adding: The suspect was also hospitalized and police are waiting until he is conscious to arrest him, according to the AP. Lewis did not know what charges would be filed, the AP reported.
Moore police have asked the FBI to aid in the investigation and look into the man’s background because of the nature of the attack, Lewis said. According to the police statement, after interviewing the suspect’s former co-workers, “information was obtained that he recently started trying to convert several employees to the Muslim religion.
Moore police have asked the FBI to aid in the investigation and look into the man’s background because of the nature of the attack, Lewis said. “Due to the manner of death and the initial statements of co-workers and other initial information, the Moore Police Department requested the assistance of the FBI in conducting a background investigation.”
The knife used in the attack, Lewis said, was the same kind used by workers at the plant, according to NBC affiliate KFOR.The knife used in the attack, Lewis said, was the same kind used by workers at the plant, according to NBC affiliate KFOR.
“On behalf of everyone at Vaughan Foods, we are shocked and deeply saddened by the events of today,” Vaughan Foods spokesperson Danielle Katcher said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and friends of the team member we lost and all those affected. Our focus is on the safety and well-being of our employees. We will provide counseling and support for our team members and support each other through this difficult time.”“On behalf of everyone at Vaughan Foods, we are shocked and deeply saddened by the events of today,” Vaughan Foods spokesperson Danielle Katcher said in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and friends of the team member we lost and all those affected. Our focus is on the safety and well-being of our employees. We will provide counseling and support for our team members and support each other through this difficult time.”
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