Sprayed dog with mace, allegedly stole local pets and allowing his own dog to attack and mutilate them
Edmond, OK (US)Incident Date: Wednesday, Aug 20, 1986
County: Oklahoma
Disposition: Not Charged
Person of Interest: Patrick Sherrill
A postal worker about to be fired from his job turned the Edmond, Okla., post office into a scene of carnage, using three guns to kill 14 fellow workers and wound six others before killing himself.
Most of the victims were gunned down as they sat or stood at their work stations. One died in the parking lot behind the building, apparently shot down as he tried to flee.
Sherrill confided to a longtime friend that he'd been suspended for spraying a dog with Mace. Asked if the dog had attacked him, Sherrill admitted that it hadn't, but it had growled and barked at him the day before. At that time, Sherrill had tried to spray the intimidating animal, but the propellant hadn't worked. He obtained a new can and when he came to the dog's yard, he leaned over a fence, aimed the nozzle, and sent out a stinging mist to "test the can and see if it worked." Unfortunately for Sherrill, the resident witnessed the whole thing and reported it to postal management.
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