Suspected Gunman In California Workplace Rampage Was Shot By Cops

Authorities say three Northern California sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a man believed to be the suspect in a deadly quarry shooting. Hit the jump to read the rest of the story.
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Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith says investigators believe the man is 47-year-old Shareef Allman, but the coroner will have to confirm the identity.

Smith says three deputies were on routine patrol in a Sunnyvale neighborhood Thursday morning when they encountered a man crouched behind a vehicle in the driveway of a home. He matched Allman’s description.

Smith says the deputies opened fire after the man displayed a handgun.

The fatal confrontation happened in the same neighborhood that authorities had scoured a day earlier in search of Allman. He’s accused of opening fire during an early-morning meeting at Permanente Quarry in Cupertino, killing three co-workers and wounding six.

A man matching the description of the California quarry shooting suspect is dead after being shot by law enforcement in a Silicon Valley neighborhood Thursday morning, authorities said.

Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jose Cardoza said the man was shot and killed around 7:30 a.m. Thursday in Sunnyvale.

Several media outlets earlier reported that the man who was shot was 47-year-old Shareef Allman, but Cardoza told The Associated Press he can’t confirm that.

The shooting took place in a residential neighborhood about 5 miles east of Permanente Quarry, where Allman allegedly opened fire on his co-workers a day earlier. Three people died, and six were wounded.

Authorities believe Allman also shot a woman in an attempted carjacking about an hour after fleeing the quarry. Thursday’s encounter with law enforcement took place about a block from that carjacking, near Hewlett-Packard Co.’s Cupertino campus.

Cardoza didn’t immediately provide details on how the suspect shooting unfolded.

Hours after the fatal confrontation, the man’s body covered by tarp remained in the driveway of a home, and authorities cordoned off the streets surrounding the scene.

Jenny Martin, who lives nearby, said authorities had scoured neighborhood Wednesday in search of Allman.

“We were in the house lockdown all day yesterday,” Martin said. “We’ve never seen anything like it in our neighborhood.”

“The SWAT stormed in like ninjas, and they took a position in our front bedroom,” she said.

According to authorities, Allman became upset Wednesday during a safety meeting at Permanente Quarry. Allman left the meeting and returned with a handgun and rifle and started shooting people, Santa Clara County sheriff’s Lt. Rick Sung. About 15 workers were at the meeting.

Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith identified the dead as Manuel Pinon, 48, of Newman, Calif., and John Vallejos, 51 and Mark Munoz, 59, both of San Jose. Six others at the quarry were wounded and taken to hospitals, where some remained in critical condition, Smith said.

Later Wednesday morning, authorities received a 911 call reporting an attempted carjacking by a man matching Allman’s description. The shooter fled on foot after using a weapon similar to a gun used in the quarry shooting, authorities said.

The carjacking victim, a Hewlett-Packard contract employee, was in fair condition at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, according to hospital spokeswoman Joy Alexiou. She said a quarry shooting victim was listed there in good condition Thursday, and another victim was treated and released shortly after the shooting.

Schools were locked down in Cupertino, home of Apple Inc., and in nearby communities as authorities went door to door with guns drawn and residents were warned to stay indoors.

Authorities found Allman’s car, and collected a shotgun, a handgun and two rifles believed to belong to the suspect, Smith said, adding that some of the weapons were found in the car.

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