Nation IN BRIEF : MICHIGAN : 2 Die in Shooting at Ford Motor Plant
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A 30-year employee of Ford Motor Co. killed a plant security supervisor and then turned his gun on himself, police said. It was the second killing in two years at the Ford Motor Climate Control Plant near Detroit. Authorities were still trying to learn what led to the shooting, said Police Chief Carl Berry. Stephen Cox of Ypsilanti, Mich., employed as a cleaner by Ford, entered the security office carrying a semiautomatic handgun and opened fire on unarmed guard Donald Jagod, Berry said. Another shot was heard shortly afterward, and officers found Cox dead with the handgun at his side, Berry said. On Jan. 7, 1995, an armed employee entered the plant and wounded his estranged wife before killing the woman’s boyfriend and himself.
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