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School Resource Officer Acting on Leakage of Violent Intent May Have Prevented Mass School Shooting

School Resource Officer Acting on Leakage of Violent Intent May Have Prevented Mass School Shooting

Two sixth grade students have been charged with planning a mass school shooting at South Cumberland Elementary School in Tennessee. The plot reportedly involved the students storing firearms in lockers prior to their planned event on the last day of school when they intended to shoot faculty and students and then commit suicide before law enforcement arrived. Sgt. Gary Howard of the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office answers questions at a press conference concerning the thwa

Nurse savagely attacked by a patient dies of her injuries

Nurse savagely attacked by a patient dies of her injuries

We recently reported the workplace attack on an emergency room nurse which left her in intensive care. Sadly we have now learned the nurse who has been identified as Lynne Sausse Truxillo died on April 11, 2019 from the injuries sustained as a result of this savage act of workplace violence. Lynne Sausse Truxillo Photo source: DignityMemorial.com Attack on two nurses; other nurses tried to intervene. The man arrested for Ms. Truxillo's murder had been admitted to the emergen

"Peace it's Super Effective"

"Peace it's Super Effective"

Pamela Stanich, whose son Jared was taken from her in the savage attack on May 18, 2018 at Santa Fe High School, announces the creation of "The Jared Conard Black Scholarship Fund" to honor her beloved son's memory. One of Jared's favorite sayings was "Peace it's super effective," explains Mrs. Stanich. "In almost every picture I have of Jared, he is flying that peace sign his older brother Jeremy taught him when Jared was three years old." The following photo of Jared, age

Workplace violence prevention through focused interviewing

Workplace violence prevention through focused interviewing

Peek inside Kathleen's ebook on how to hire smart and minimize the risk of mis-hires and workplace violence by following this link to "Focused Interviewing: How to Hire the Best Talent Every time." ---) https://www.amazon.com/Focused-Interviewing-Hire-Talent-Everytime-ebook/dp/B018ZGF64A Please watch this brief video on the costs of workplace violence verdicts and settlements: Source: https://www.smartbrief.com/s/2015/10/can-behavioral-based-interviewing-limit-risk-workplac

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WVPI radio interview on Columbine being rebroadcast 4/20/99

WVPI radio interview on Columbine being rebroadcast 4/20/99

The 4/20/99 attack by two high school seniors on Columbine High School continues to cast its ugly shadow 20 years later. Columbine was a failed mass bombing that became an active shooter episode leaving 13 innocents dead and more than 20 wounded. It has inspired many other episodes of workplace and school violence down through the years. This week a Columbine-obsessed high school senior traveled from Florida to Colorado, purchased a Columbine-type firearm at a gun store 5 mi

A future mass workplace murderer shows why prevention is the only solution

A future mass workplace murderer shows why prevention is the only solution

WARNING: This content is disturbing. It reveals the Weis Market mass murderer discussing his future attack wherein he shot and killed his supervisor and two coworkers before taking his own life. According to sources, this individual left a trail of disturbing, violent content all over the internet for several months prior to the murder-suicide at his place of business in Pennsylvania. According to the F.B.I. many active shooters leak their violent intent before carrying out t

Nurse on life support after being shot in workplace violence attack

Nurse on life support after being shot in workplace violence attack

My first published research over three decades ago focused on the harassment of our nation's nurses. Nursing is a profession particularly susceptible to workplace violence, including by patients. The cycle of violence against our nation's nurses reared its ugly head once again yesterday when a nurse was shot at her place of employment, Orangeburg Regional Medical Center in South Carolina. Source: WIS Authorities have not released the nurse's identity but have confirmed her i

Man arrested in Monday's workplace massacre in North Dakota

Man arrested in Monday's workplace massacre in North Dakota

Authorities announced the arrest of a suspect in the brutal workplace massacre which left four people dead at a family-owned business in Mandan, North Dakota. Photo source: www.argusleader.com The bloodshed occurred in the early morning hours of Monday April 1, 2019. The victims were found within the workplace. It has been reported that suspect Chad Issak, 44, lived in a trailer park managed by RJR Maintenance and Management, the scene of the quadruple murder. In addition to

Former O.J. Simpson Prosecutor Representing Accused in Workplace Murder of Rapper Nipsey Hussle

Former O.J. Simpson Prosecutor Representing Accused in Workplace Murder of Rapper Nipsey Hussle

Chris Darden, who unsuccessfully prosecuted O.J. Simpson in the infamous 1995 double murder trial involving Simpson's estranged wife, Nicole Brown, and her friend Ron Goldman, is now representing Eric Ronald Holder Jr, the suspected killer of rapper Nipsey Hussle at his place of business. Rapper Nipsey Hussle. Photo credit: Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Holder, himself an aspiring rapper, is accused of murdering 33-year-old Ermias Joseph Asghedom, known professionally as Nipsey Hussl

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