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The Standard Gravure shooting occurred on September 14, 1989 in Louisville, Kentucky, when 47-year-old Joseph T. Wesbecker, a pressman on disability for mental illness, entered Standard Gravure, his former workplace, and killed eight people and injured twelve before committing suicide after a history of suicidal ideation. The murders and subsequent lawsuit against Eli Lilly and Company are covered in the book ''The Power to Harm: Mind, Murder, and Drugs on Trial'' (Allen Lane and Penguin 1996) by investigative journalist John Cornwell. ==The shooting== On September 14, 1989, Wesbecker, who was nicknamed "Rocky" by his colleagues, parked his car in front of the main entrance of Standard Gravure and entered the plant at 8:30 a.m. carrying a Polytech AK-47S, (a Chinese-made semiautomatic AK-47 derivative), a SIG Sauer P226 9mm pistol and a duffel bag containing two MAC-11s, a Snub-nosed .38 caliber Smith & Wesson Model 12 Airweight revolver, a bayonet and thousands of rounds of ammunition. He took the elevator to the executive reception area on the third floor and, as soon as the doors opened, began firing at receptionists Sharon Needy, killing her, and Angela Bowman, leaving her paralyzed by a shot in the back. Searching for Michael Shea, president of Standard Gravure, and other supervisors and bosses of the plant, Wesbecker calmly walked through the hallways, deliberately shooting at people. He killed James Husband and injured Forrest Conrad, Paula Warman and John Stein, a bindery supervisor who was shot in the head and abdomen. Wesbecker then headed down the stairs to the pressroom, where he killed Paul Sallee and wounded Stanley Hatfield and David Sadenfaden, two electricians from Marine Electric who were working on a broken machine. Leaving the duffel bag under a stairwell Wesbecker walked down to the basement where he encountered pressman John Tingle who, alerted by the loud noises, went to see what was going on. Tingle greeted his colleague, asking him what was happening. Wesbecker replied: "Hi John... I told them I'd be back. Get away from me." After Tingle had gone out of the way Wesbecker continued his path through the basement, shooting Richard Barger in the back, killing him. According to witnesses Wesbecker approached Barger's body and apologized, apparently he killed him accidentally, as he did not see who he was shooting at. Back on the press floor he shot at anyone in his way, killing James Wible and Lloyd White and finally entered the break room where he emptied his magazine hitting all seven workers present and killed William Ganote with a shot to the head. Wesbecker then reloaded and resumed firing, fatally wounding Kenneth Fentress. When Wesbecker stepped out to the pressroom he pulled his SIG Sauer, put it under his chin and shot himself, ending his shooting spree that had lasted for about half an hour. He had fired about forty rounds, leaving eight people dead and twelve wounded. Additionally one person suffered a heart attack.〔Ames, Mark: Going Postal – Rage, Murder, and Rebellion: From Reagan's Workplaces to Clinton's Columbine and Beyond; Soft Skull Press (2005) ISBN 978-1-932360-82-0〕 When police searched Wesbecker's house they recovered a shotgun, a Colt 9-millimeter revolver, a .32 revolver and a starter's pistol, and found Wesbecker's will, as well as a copy of ''Time Magazine'' on the kitchen table, featuring an article about Patrick Purdy who had killed five children and injured thirty others with a Type 56 assault rifle, the same weapon as used by Wesbecker, at a school in Stockton, California earlier the same year.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Standard Gravure shooting」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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