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Fla. Worker Shoots Two, Kills Self
Thu Sep 26,12:18 PM ET
By RON WORD, Associated Press Writer
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A disgruntled employee entered a state office Thursday, shot
two co-workers and then fatally shot himself, authorities said.
The shooting occurred before 9 a.m. in the office of radiological services, a division
of the state Department of Health in downtown Jacksonville, said Duval County Health
Director Dr. Jeff Goldhagan.
The gunman died at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, police
Sgt. Dennis McGuire said. His name was not immediately available. Sheriff Nathan Glover
described the man as a disgruntled employee.
The two male victims were taken to Shands Jacksonville hospital with life-threatening
injuries, McGuire said. Their names were not immediately released. They were both shot
with a handgun.
One victim was in critical condition and undergoing surgery for gunshot wounds to his
chest and arm, McGuire said. The other was listed in serious condition with gunshot
wounds to the chest and buttocks, he said.
McGuire said the exact sequence of the shooting was not immediately known. He said the
Riverside Building was evacuated.
A police SWAT team had been dispatched near the scene of the shooting in an unrelated
matter and rushed to the scene, McGuire said.
"Everybody was there almost instantly," McGuire said. "Unfortunately the damage was
already done."
Dr. John Agwunobi, secretary of the Department of Health, was en route to the hospital
to console family members. Goldhagan said about 15 health department employees who
worked in the building were sent home early.
Brooks Haas, who has owned the building for 30 years, said the building is not staffed
by security guards but has security cameras.
"It's a shock. It's a terrible thing," Haas said.
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Fla. Worker Wounds Two, Kills Self
Thu Sep 26, 3:41 PM ET
By RON WORD, Associated Press Writer
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A state Health Department employee opened fire with a pistol
at his workplace Thursday, wounding two co-workers before killing himself, authorities
said.
Police Sgt. Dennis McGuire said the gunman, Wayne Horowitz, 53, shot himself in the
head.
"We had a disgruntled employee," Sheriff Nat Glover said. "This is the drastic action
that he took."
The nature of the dispute was not disclosed.
The shootings occurred before 9 a.m. in the office of radiological services, a Health
Department division about a mile from downtown.
The wounded co-workers, Philip Thoma, 43, and Don Steiner, 50, were listed in critical
condition.
McGuire said a police SWAT team that had been dispatched nearby in an unrelated matter
rushed to the scene at the Evergreen Building.
"Everybody was there almost instantly," McGuire said. "Unfortunately the damage was
already done."
The office where the shootings took place regulates X-ray equipment. About 200 people
work in the four-story building.
"Roger Fenner"
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Please respond to
"Roger Fenner"
I have just become aware that 3 state radiation health workers were shot
today in their office in the Florida Jacksonville Office. One of the
victims was the shooter and he has passed away. The other two individuals
are in the hospital in critical and serious condition. Since the only info
I can get right now is from the internet I am reluctant to put names on
here but if you look at Google and other sources they are mentioning names.
I would just ask that everyone keep the survivors in their prayers.
Roger Fenner
State of Tennessee
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