The Attack
Shortly after 7:00 a.m. on August 20, 1986, Sherrill began his deadly rampage by shooting Richard Esser Jr., one of two supervisors who had disciplined him the previous day. Bill Bland was the other supervisor; fortunately for Bland he had overslept and was an hour late to work, by which time the shootings were already well underway. Sherrill's second victim was Paul Michael "Mike" Rockne, grandson of legendary Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne.
80 to 100 workers were in the small facility at the time of the attack. Sherrill sealed off exits and pursued his victims in a massacre that lasted approximately fifteen minutes. Fourteen people died at the scene, and six others were wounded and taken to nearby hospitals. The shooting ended when Sherrill committed suicide.
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