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On This Day August 20 1986 - Patrick Sherrill Opened Fire at an Oklahoma Post Office

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Pete has published a news story:

On This Day August 20 1986 - Patrick Sherrill Opened Fire at an Oklahoma Post Office.

On this day August 20 1986, a tragic event unfolded in Edmond, Oklahoma when postal worker Patrick Sherrill killed 14 of his co-workers and injured 6 others before taking his own life. The shocking massacre became one of the deadliest workplace shootings in American history at the time.

The incident left the small community reeling and brought nationwide attention to workplace stress and violence. It was also the event that gave rise to the phrase "going postal," which became a grim...
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