Southern California Edison shooting
| Southern California Edison shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Irwindale, California, United States |
| Date |
December 16, 2011 1:30 pm (Pacific Time) |
| Target | Co-workers |
Attack type | Shooting, murder-suicide |
| Weapons | Semi-automatic handgun |
| Deaths | 3 (including the perpetrator) |
Non-fatal injuries | 2 |
| Perpetrator | Andre Turner |
On December 16, 2011, a gunman opened fire inside a Southern California Edison office building in Irwindale, California. The gunman, Andre Turner, killed two employees, and wounded two others, before committing suicide.
Shooting
Andre Turner, 48, showed up at an office building that primarily houses information technology employees, at his usual work time in the morning. He showed no signs of strange behavior prior to the attack and people weren't even aware of the shooting unfolding. At 1:30 pm, Turner took out a handgun in an office building and shot four people. Two employees died: Henry Serrano, 56, of Walnut, and Robert Lindsay, 53, of Chino Hills, who were both supervisors and worked at the facility for at least twenty years. Angela Alvarez, 46, was critically wounded and Abhay Pimpale, 38, received a gun shot to his thigh. During the shooting rampage, Turner engaged in conversation with his co-workers. Turner then shot himself to death.[1][2][3]
As a result, nearby schools were put on lock down, as were other Southern California Edison offices within a 50-mile radius.
Motive
The motive was workplace harassment related to a Sarbanes Oxley audit finding. Records indicated that Turner had a civil judgement against him and was being sued. Turner had also been verbally reprimanded by his boss for a Sarbanes Oxley audit finding and was told that his employment was going to be terminated.[2][3]
Fund
SCE started a fund for employees to benefit the victims' families. The company seeded the fund with $100,000 and promised to match employee contributions.[2]
References
- ↑ "California gunman, shooting victims identified". CNN. December 17, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Motive still uncertain in Irwindale SCE office shooting". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. December 29, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
- 1 2 Winton, Richard (December 19, 2011). "Gunman in Edison shooting had been reprimanded by boss, source says". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 3, 2013.