On this day September 14 1989, tragedy struck in Louisville, Kentucky, when 47 year old Joseph T. Wesbecker entered his former workplace, the Standard Gravure printing plant, armed with an assault rifle. In a devastating attack, he shot and killed eight co workers and wounded twelve others before taking his own life.
Wesbecker had a history of mental health struggles and had left his job at the plant due to stress and conflicts with management. The incident shocked the nation and became one...
