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Mechanic Gunned Down in Workplace Violence Incident

A mechanic in Mckeesport, PA was gunned down when two men entered the workplace and opened fire.   Here in a city suffering through a bad economy and trying to rebuild itself, two idiots have to cast this horrible blight on the town by needlessly taking someone’s life.   One man was killed and another seriously wounded.  It’s just a horrible incident and one more that can be added to the growing legacy of workplace violence.

I have written about workplace violence many times.  A recent article was entitled, “Indicators of Potential Workplace Violence.”  It is a major concern for employers, not just in the United States but in other parts of the world.  Be it an in-house act of violence, where an employee assaults his fellow workers, or an external intrusion,  the escalating emotional and financial damage is inestimable.

An article in the Trib Live News, reported…”Meade, known as Volt, had long been a fixture in McKeesport as a business owner. People there expressed sadness about his death and concern and shock about how he died.”

By Gordon Basichis

Gordon Basichis is the Co-Founder of Corra Group, specializing in pre-employment background checks and corporate research. He has been a marketing and media executive and has worked in the entertainment industry, the financial, health care and technology sectors. He is the author of the best selling Beautiful Bad Girl, The Vicki Morgan Story, a non-fiction novel that helped define exotic sexuality in the late twentieth century. He is the author of the Constant Travellers and has recently completed a new book, The Guys Who Spied for China, dealing with Chinese Espionage in the United States. He has been a journalist for several newspapers and is a screenwriter and producer.

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