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Case #4
March 4, 2010: John Bedell opened fire on Pentagon police officers after an officer
asked him for his credentials at the security checkpoint of the Pentagon’s main entrance.
Three guards returned fire and fatally wounded the gunman.
Number of Attack Locations: 1
Location Information: Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia
Attacker Information: John Patrick Bedell, (36/M)
Casualties: 0 dead; 2 wounded
Number of Weapons: 2
Weapon Information: Handguns (9-millimeter semi-automatic)
Closest Relationship to Victim: None
Date Attack Concluded: Same day
Resolution: Force
Source:
1. Christian Davenport, Washington Post, “Officers who Shot Pentagon Gunman
Recall Moments of Mayhem,” March 9, 2010,
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/2010/03/08/AR2010030803897.html.
Case #5
November 10, 2009: Robert Beiser opened fire in a drug-testing clinic where his wife
was employed, killing her and injuring two of her co-workers. The attack came one week
after Beiser’s wife filed for divorce.
Number of attack locations: 1
Location Information: Legacy Metro Lab in Tualatin, Oregon
Attacker Information: Robert Beiser (39/M)
Casualties: 1 dead; 2 injured
Number of Weapons: 3
Weapon Information: Rifle; shotgun; handgun
Closest Relationship to Victim: Familial
Date Attack Concluded: Same day
Resolution: Suicide
Sources:
1. Associated Press, KPTV, “Gunman Had Multiple Weapons, Police Say,”
November 10, 2009, http://www.kptv.com/news/21575706/detail.html.
2. Bill Oram, Oregonian, “Gunman Kills Estranged Wife at Tualatin Lab, Injures
Two, Kills Self,” November 10, 2009,
http://www.oregonlive.com/tualatin/index.ssf/2009/11/police_responding_to_tual
atin_shooting.html.
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