Posted: 3:13 PM Aug 3, 2012

UPDATED Friday, August 3, 2012 --- 5:15 p.m.

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The Milwaukee police chief says a plant supervisor was gunned down while meeting with a disgruntled employee who then killed himself.

But police don't know yet why the worker got a handgun and killed his supervisor.

Police Chief Ed Flynn says the shooter acted alone and did not target anyone else.

Flynn says the employee "developed a grudge against his boss" and acted out violently.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (http://bit.ly/T69HIJ) reports 58-year-old George Hites of Milwaukee was shot multiple times Thursday evening at Trans-Coil International. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.

The shooter -- identified as 23-year-old Thaiv Xiong of Milwaukee -- was found inside the plant with a gunshot wound to the head. A handgun was recovered at the scene.

The plant shut down production after the shooting.

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Information from: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, http://www.jsonline.com


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UPDATED: Friday, August 3, 2012 --- 11:55 a.m.

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Counselors are meeting with employees at a Milwaukee manufacturing plant where police say an employee fatally shot his supervisor and then killed himself.

Trans-Coil International CEO Steven Copp says the counselors will be available throughout the day Friday.

Authorities say the 58-year-old supervisor was shot multiple times about 6 p.m. Thursday. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Police say the 23-year-old male employee was found inside the plant with a gunshot wound to the head. A handgun was recovered at the scene.

The men have not been identified.

Production at the plant has been shut down. Copp tells the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel operations may resume Sunday evening.

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Information from: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, http://www.jsonline.com

Copyright 2012: Associated Press



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Posted Friday, August 3, 2012 --- 6:25 a.m.

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Police say an employee at a Milwaukee manufacturing plant fatally shot his supervisor and then killed himself.

Authorities say the 58-year-old supervisor was shot multiple times at Trans-Coil International, or TCI, about 6 p.m. Thursday on the city's northwest side. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Police say the 23-year-old male employee was found inside the plant with a gunshot wound to the head. A handgun was recovered at the scene.

The men have not been identified.

WISN-TV (http://bit.ly/MCxvQX ) says third-shift employees were turned away as they arrived for work and told the plant would remain closed Friday.

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Information from: WISN-TV, http://www.wisn.com


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