May 31, 2019:

At a municipal center in Virginia Beach, VA, a disgruntled employee opened fire indiscriminately on all three floors of the operations building, carrying “two handguns and plenty of ammunition” in extended magazines, purchased legally (NYT).  The shooting was reported at 4:08 p.m., on the same day he had emailed in his resignation to superiors. Police arrived shortly after and began their search for the assailant. A gunfight ensued on the second floor of the building, leaving one officer shot and wounded. The gunman was shot by officers and critically injured, and later died. In total, twelve people were killed and five others were injured. A motive is yet unclear, and still under investigation, as officials say he was in good standing with employers, was not being forced to leave, but his employment was nearing the end.  (USA Today) (NYT)

Impact:

• 12 fatalities (not including gunman)
• 5 non-fatal injuries

Related Resources:

• Viewpoints in Homeland Defense and Security: Responding to High-Risk Active Shooters
• Workplace Violence & Active Shooter Prevention
• Study of the Pre-Attack Behaviors of Active Shooters in the United States Between 2000 and 2013
• Managing the Threat of Workplace Violence
• HSDL Search Results for: Active Shooter |  Workplace Violence
• HSDL In Focus:  Active Shooters | Workplace Violence