Memorial to the incident in Edmond, OK
On April 20, 1986, Postal Service employee Patrick Sherrill went on a shooting spree in a post office in Edmonds, OK. Twenty people were shot, leaving fourteen dead and six injured. At the conclusion of his rampage, Sherrill turned the gun on himself and committed suicide. It is believed that the shooting may have been motivated by a reprimand that Sherrill had received the day before. The incident is often credited with inspiring the phrase “going postal.”
Further reading:
Murderpedia – Patrick Henry Sherrill
Wikipedia – Patrick Sherrill
Time – “Crazy Pat’s” Revenge
Memorial to the incident in Edmond, OK
On this date in 1986, Postal Service employee Patrick Sherrill went on a shooting spree in a post office in Edmonds, OK. Twenty people were shot, leaving fourteen dead and six injured. At the conclusion of his rampage, Sherrill turned the gun on himself and committed suicide. It is believed that the shooting may have been motivated by a reprimand that Sherrill had received the day before. The incident is often credited with inspiring the phrase “going postal.”
Further reading:
Murderpedia – Patrick Henry Sherrill
Wikipedia – Patrick Sherrill
Time – “Crazy Pat’s” Revenge
Forensic Files 