Shooting at University of Washington
Victims
- Rodger Haggitt (57, Male), Teacher, Fatality
Shooter
Jian Chen (Male), Student, Fatality (Suicide)
Occurred on Jun 28, 2000
A University of Washington medical resident who was going to be fired walked into the office of his administrator and fatally shot him before turning the gun on himself. The gunman, Dr. Jian Chen, a medical resident of one year, had come from medical school in Shanghai to work at the UW Medical Center. But a fellow worker said Chen "was not cutting it" because of language and interpersonal problems, and had known for months that his job was in peril. The victim, Dr. Rodger Haggitt, a married father of three grown children, was a pleasant, taciturn and focused researcher. He balanced work as a world-renowned gastrointestinal pathologist with love of teaching, car racing, jazz and the Italian language. Haggitt was trying to help Chen get work elsewhere. Learn More (nwsource.com)
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