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Employment Network News For Immediate Release XEROX- ANOTHER WORKPLACE KILLING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED?
Published on 2 November 1999, THE COLUMBIAN GUNMAN KILLS 7 IN HONOLULU OFFICE HONOLULU -- An employee opened fire at a Xerox Corp. building Tuesday, killing seven people before fleeing in a company van, authorities said.
Published on 3 November 1999, THE BOSTON GLOBE 7 KILLED AT HAWAII XEROX; REPAIRMAN
SURRENDERS HONOLULU - A 40-year-old Xerox Corp.
repairman allegedly shot and killed seven co-workers yesterday in the
country's latest workplace shooting and the worst mass murder in Hawaii
history.
Residents of the 50th state awoke yesterday morning to a drama that
turned into a protracted standoff with police and ended with the suspect's
surrender in midafternoon.
Published on 3 November 1999, THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL GUNMAN IN HAWAII KILLS 7 OF HIS
XEROX COLLEAGUES In the latest outburst of workplace
violence, a disgruntled copier repairman fatally shot seven co-workers
Tuesday morning, then surrendered after a five-hour standoff, police said.
Police believe Byran Uyesugi, a 15-year Xerox employee, shot seven
fellow copier technicians at about 8 a.m. (noon CST) before fleeing in a
company van with a gun. He eventually stopped several miles away in a
leafy, residential neighborhood, where police began negotiating with
him. Published on 3 November 1999, The Edmonton Sun HONOLULU BLOODBATH In the latest outburst of U.S.
workplace violence, a quiet, reclusive Xerox copier repairman shot and
killed seven co-workers in his office building yesterday morning,
authorities said. He surrendered after a five-hour armed standoff with
police.
Police believe Byran Uyesugi, a 15-year Xerox employee, shot seven
fellow copier technicians at about 8 a.m. (11 a.m. MST) after learning
that he was about to be dismissed by Xerox. Then he fled in a company
van. Published on 3 November 1999, THE CINCINNATI POST XEROX EMPLOYEE SNAPS, KILLS
7 Hiro Uyesugi remembers his son losing
his temper only once during 15 years at the Xerox Corp., when he kicked an
elevator door a few years ago and had to undergo anger management
counseling.
But nothing in Byran Uyesugi's history hinted at the bloodshed that
erupted at Xerox's offices on Tuesday, when police say he walked into a
second-floor meeting room and shot seven co-workers to death.
Published on 4 November 1999, DETROIT FREE PRESS HAWAII SHOOTING MOTIVE A
MYSTERY Police and relatives on Wednesday
still wondered why a Xerox repairman who collected rare goldfish would
kill seven coworkers in the largest mass shooting in Hawaii's history.
Xerox, in a statement, denied it had planned to terminate 40-year-old
Byran Uyesugi after 15 years. "Contrary to media reports, Xerox had no
intention of laying off Mr. Uyesugi," the company said.
Published on 6 November 1999, THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL HAWAII REPAIRMAN PLEADS INNOCENT TO KILLING CO-WORKERS HONOLULU - The copier repairman
accused of calmly walking into a Xerox Corp. parts warehouse and gunning
down seven members of his work team pleaded innocent Friday to multiple
murder charges.
Byran Uyesugi, 40, was ordered held on $7 million bail pending a
preliminary hearing Tuesday on one count of first-degree murder and seven
counts of second-degree murder.
Under Hawaii law, the first-degree murder charge covers multiple
killings. It carries a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without
parole. Published on 10 November 1999, THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL ACCUSED KILLER AT XEROX FACED REBUKE FOR LIGHT WORKLOAD, PROSECUTOR SAYS A copier repairman accused of gunning
down seven of his Xerox Corp. co-workers last week was about to be
reprimanded for not working as hard as his colleagues, the city prosecutor
said Tuesday.
The revelation came after Byran Uyesugi was indicted by a grand jury on
charges of murder and attempted murder. He remains held on $7 million bail
pending another court hearing next week.
No motive has been disclosed. Published on 24 November 1999. KHNL.com XEROX SHOOTING TRIAL SET FOR MAY 15 A trial date has been set for the
Xerox shootings. Despite protests from prosecutors, the murder trial for
the copy machine repairman accused of killing 7 co-workers has been pushed
back until May 2000.
As Beth Hillyer reports, the delay gives attorneys more time to prepare
Byran Uyesugi’s defense
Prosecutors are pushing for a speedy trial in March We will be updating this story.......... |
