Questions persist after Tuesday’s workplace shooting in which an off-duty LA County firefighter killed a colleague and wounded another, before turning a gun on himself.
The other victim, identified as a 54-year-old captain who was once an LA deputy, is still hospitalized in critical but stable condition.
Hundreds turned out for a memorial for the victims on Wednesday evening. James Claude, an Agua Dulce resident, and his family left flowers Wednesday at Station 81. Residents of Acton mourn Tory Carlon, the firefighter killed Tuesday in a shooting at Fire Station 81.The fire captain injured in that shooting is still in the hospital. Jonathan Gonzalez reports for NBC4 on Wednesday, June 2, 2021.
“It was horrible, really horrible, Claude said. Sad to hear. Lot of bad stuff going on right now. The least we can do is respect.”
Questions persist after Tuesday’s workplace shooting in which an off-duty LA County firefighter killed a colleague and wounded another, before turning a gun on himself.
“Because of the stress that’s on the job, I can only see this kind of behavior continuing over time,” said an anonymous first responder.
Preliminary interviews with other employees at Fire Station 81 indicate the shooter and Carlon had “some workplace beef,” said Los Angeles County sheriff’s Lt. Brandon Dean, who is overseeing the homicide investigation.
“It sounds like they didn’t like each other,” Dean told The Associated Press, without elaborating.
The other victim, identified as a 54-year-old captain who was once an LA deputy, is still hospitalized in critical but stable condition.
Hundreds turned out for a memorial for the victims on Wednesday evening. James Claude, an Agua Dulce resident, and his family left flowers Wednesday at Station 81.