Nearly half of employee attackers (n = 10, 45%) had at least one infraction or disciplinary action on record.
Sample (n = 10 of 22) · current or former employee attackers (22 attacks, each by a lone attacker)
Nearly half of employee attackers (n = 10, 45%) had at least one infraction or disciplinary action on record
The infractions counted included complaints about job performance, write-ups for behavioral misconduct or insubordination, and terminations.
This included complaints or reprimands about an employee's job performance, write-ups for behavioral misconduct or insubordination, and terminations
Five attackers were terminated from the targeted site prior to their attack.
Five attackers were terminated from the targeted site prior to their attack
One attacker initiated his attack at the conclusion of a termination meeting.
one attacker who initiated his attack at the conclusion of a termination meeting
An employee with numerous rule violations drew a concealed handgun during a disciplinary meeting, killing four coworkers and injuring one. He then killed another coworker who had reported his safety violation, and the attacker injured five officers in a shootout before dying of his wounds.
the individual drew a concealed handgun and opened fire, killing four coworkers and injuring another
Nearly half (n = 10, 45%) of the organizations impacted by employee attacks had one or more identifiable issues pertaining to their organizational climate.
Sample (n = 10 of 22) · current or former employee attackers (22 attacks, each by a lone attacker)
Nearly half (n = 10, 45%) of the organizations impacted by these attacks had one or more identifiable issues pertaining to their organizational climate.
One organization published a report a week after the attack finding the targeted facility had a below-average climate, poor morale, and low belonging.
published a report one week after the attack that revealed the targeted facility had a below-average climate, poor morale, and employees who lacked a sense of belonging
Employees from another organization reported that personnel at the targeted facility faced racial discrimination and harassment for years before the attack.
personnel at the targeted facility suffered from racial discrimination and harassment for years leading up to the attack
A man with two handguns killed five coworkers and then himself at an organization with a history of racial discrimination and harassment. According to a coworker, he had reported at least one exchange to HR, but the case was closed when the complaint could not be corroborated.
the case was closed when the complaint could not be corroborated
A 45-year-old employee entered an office for a disciplinary meeting at which he was informed he would be fired.
A 45-year-old employee entered an office to attend a disciplinary meeting where he was informed that he would be fired.
The employee had numerous rule violations on his record, including a safety violation from one day earlier.
The employee had numerous rule violations on his record, including a safety violation from one day prior.
After the meeting shooting, the attacker went to another area of the campus and shot and killed the coworker who had reported his most recent safety violation.
The attacker then proceeded to another area of the workplace campus and shot and killed a coworker who had reported his most recent safety violation.
When police arrived, the attacker engaged in a shootout, injuring five officers before dying from gunshot wounds sustained in the exchange.
When police arrived, the attacker engaged in a shootout with them, injuring five officers before dying from gunshot wounds sustained during the exchange.
A 51-year-old man armed with two handguns shot and killed five colleagues at his workplace before fatally shooting himself.
A 51-year-old man armed with two handguns shot and killed five colleagues at his workplace before fatally shooting himself.
The organization where the attacker worked had a history of racial discrimination, bullying, and harassment of employees.
The organization where the attacker worked had a history of racial discrimination, bullying, and harassment of employees.
In the years before the attack, a noose and racist notes were left on the attacker's locker, and coworkers harassed him and called him racial epithets.
In the years leading up to the attack, a noose and racist notes were left on the attacker's locker, and he was harassed and called racial epithets by coworkers.
After the attack, other employees reported that the work environment was racially segregated and that management ignored incidents of discrimination.
After the attack, other employees reported that the work environment was racially segregated and that management ignored incidents of discrimination.
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