Motive
As five of the six people killed by Williams, divorced father of two, were black and co-workers described him as making racist remarks, it was initially believed that the murder might have been racially motivated, though police stated that the shooting was more likely random, as most of the injured were white.
One of Williams cousins said he was not a racist and even had black friends, though Williams's cousin also described him as being depressed. He also said that Doug Williams had expressed concern "about something to do with a meeting at work." It was said that Williams had threatened others for no reason and was angry at everybody. He had run-ins with management and fellow workers and felt mistreated.
In a separate incident on December 16, 2008, Deborah Bachak was shot and killed by a security guard, George Zadolnny, while working at a Lockheed Martin plant in Archbald, PA. Zaldonny was Ms. Bachak's former boyfriend who took his own life after killing Ms. Bachak. No other employees were involved.
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