Gun violence revisited.

Case #1

Today a NASA contract worker brought a handgun inside a building Friday at the Johnson Space Center (Houston, Texas) and shot a hostage then killed himself. There was a second hostage, he survived. This happened only a few days after the deadliest school shooting in the US. Police reported that the gunman had some disagreement with the hostage, which is was not like VA Tech's case since Cho killed 32 people, which we now know was done in part to avenge Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold from Columbine.

What's interesting is that JSC authorities report that they reviewed their security system, and emergency procedures in lieu of the VA Tech massacre. The gunman was on good standing as an employee of Jacobs Engineering, as many (roommates, other students) assumed Cho to be.


Case #2

A 49 year old man shot his 26 year old wife before shooting himself. He also fired at one of three young kids in his house at the time, who were getting ready for school. The couple was married for 6 months. This was in Detroit, a city with one of the highest crime rates in the US. The kids are staying with relatives now. First of all, I feel so bad for these kids, they had to watch their father kill their mother, then himself. Secondly, I don't know why a 26 year old woman would marry a 49 year old man. Maybe he was rich, but the MSNBC article does not provide the husband/shooter's income, so it's unclear if she was trying to be the next Anna Nicole.