2 Dead in California Quarry Shooting

Gunman may still be on the loose in Cupertino, California
By Kate Seamons,  Newser Staff
Posted Oct 5, 2011 9:26 AM CDT
Cupertino, California: 2 Dead in Workplace Shooting
Cops on the scene in Cupertino.   (KGO-TV screenshot)

Two people are dead in Cupertino, Calif., and police say the alleged shooter appears to be an employee of the Hanson Permanente quarry. Another four were seriously wounded, and a worker in the quarry says another two victims have been found; their condition is unknown. KGO-TV repots that the shootings may have occurred at the daily 4am PDT safety meeting. An employee allegedly showed up to that meeting with an automatic rifle; unconfirmed reports say the gunman remains in the quarry. (More gunman stories.)

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