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3 Dead in NM Office Shooting

Former employee opened fire on live-in girlfriend, co-workers

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 12, 2010 3:00 PM CDT | Updated Jul 12, 2010 7:09 PM CDT

(Newser) – A New Mexico man killed three people, including himself, and injured four in an office shooting today, police said. Robert Reza, 37, entered Emcore Corporation in southast Albuquerque armed with a handgun and started shooting, KRQE reports. A former Emcore employee, he was the live-in boyfriend of a current employee; they had two children, who were not harmed. Whether the girlfriend was among the victims was not clear.
Albuquerque police cordon off an intersection near solar and fiber optic manufacturer Emcore Corp. in Albuquerque, N.M., on Monday, July 12, 2010.
Albuquerque police cordon off an intersection near solar and fiber optic manufacturer Emcore Corp. in Albuquerque, N.M., on Monday, July 12, 2010.   (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
Map locates Albuquerque, N.M. where there has been multiple deaths in an office shooting
Map locates Albuquerque, N.M. where there has been multiple deaths in an office shooting   (AP)
Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry, left, and Police Chief Ray Schultz, right, leave a news conference near the scene of a deadly shooting in Albuquerque, N.M., on Monday, July 12, 2010.
Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry, left, and Police Chief Ray Schultz, right, leave a news conference near the scene of a deadly shooting in Albuquerque, N.M., on Monday, July 12, 2010.   (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)
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COMMENTS
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vapidvortex
Jul 13, 2010 12:09 AM CDT
I like to turn negatives into positives.....The bright side is that there's 3 job openings at this place.
summerfairy
Jul 12, 2010 9:24 PM CDT
Guess Newser needs page hits so we gotta stir up the gun debate once again Like Huckabee putting up an article on abortion every week or so. YAWWWWWNNN
UrUndretaker
Jul 12, 2010 7:59 PM CDT
As I said earlier, we are now back in the days of the Wild West, the only good gun control is how well a person can aim the tool. If you think Gun Control works then perhaps you need to actually study countries that do not allow guns? You will find crimes committed with guns were obtained on the Black Markets Hell Mexico has some of the "tightest" gun control laws around and the damn place is a total war zone thanks to the long standing "War On Drugs" which is nothing but a total money maker for all concerned including cops

 
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