Shootings at Post Office

On the New York Times was recently posted the story involving the shooting and killings of six workers at the Post Office in Goleta, California. A seventh victim was only declared dead yesterday, February 1st, at the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. It is said the the killer, Jennifer Sanmarco, 44, had psychological problems, which had led to her quitting her job from the Post Office plant in 2003. Police also believe that she was involved in the death of her former neighbor, Beverly Graham, 54, who was found dead on tuesday with a bullet on her head. The incident at the Post Office took place on Monday, January 30, and was followed by Jennifer Sanmarco's suicide. "The authorities had not determined if she was selecting the victims, all women except one, or shooting at random in what was one of the deadliest rampages at a Postal Service building." This was quite a terrible and deadly rampage, however, it was not the first one.

The Sanmarco occurrence can be found astoundingly similar to an event that took place in 1986. On August 20 of that year, 14 Post Office employees in Edmond, Oklahoma were killed along with other 6 wounded by Patrick Sherrill who then killed himself. Another event took place at a post office in Royal Oak, Michigan involving Thomas MacIlvane in November 14, 1991 who also committed suicide. It is believed that poor and unfair management has often been the cause of employees having "mental breakdowns" and "loss of control."