Suspect In Cupertino Shooting Rampage Killed
SUNNYVALE (CBS) – The suspect in the killing of three people in a shooting at the Lehigh Cement Plant near Cupertino early Wednesday morning was shot dead in Sunnyvale Thursday morning, according to Mountain View Police.
Santa Clara County Sheriff's Sgt. Jose Cardoza said authorities shot a suspect near 934 Lorne Way in Sunnyvale. He has since been identified as 47-year-old Shareef Allman.
Live television footage showed police cars gathered in a Sunnyvale neighborhood and authorities pulling a tarp over what appeared to be a body in front of a home.
Allman became upset during a safety meeting at Permanente Quarry, said Santa Clara County sheriff's Lt. Rick Sung. Allman left the meeting and returned with a handgun and rifle and started shooting people, Sung said. About 15 workers were at the meeting.
Sheriff Laurie Smith released the names of the dead Wednesday evening as Manuel Pinon, 48, of Newman, Calif., and John Vallejos, 51 and Mark Munoz, 59, both of San Jose.
Six others at the quarry were wounded and taken to hospitals, where some remained in critical condition, Smith said.
After leaving the quarry, authorities received a 911 call at around 7 a.m. reporting that a woman was shot in an attempted carjacking near Hewlett-Packard Co.'s Cupertino campus by a man matching Allman's description. The shooter fled on foot after using a weapon similar to a gun used in the quarry shooting, authorities said.
The carjacking victim, a Hewlett-Packard contract employee, was in fair condition at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, according to hospital spokeswoman Joy Alexiou. Another victim was treated and released from the hospital, while a third remained in fair condition, she said.
Schools were on lockdown in Cupertino, home of Apple Inc., and in nearby communities as authorities went door to door with guns drawn and residents were warned to stay indoors.
Authorities found Allman's car, and collected a shotgun, a handgun and two rifles believed to belong to the suspect, Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith said, adding that some of the weapons were found in the car.
Allman was last seen in surveillance footage from a nearby gas station shortly after the shooting outside Hewlett-Packard, Smith said. In the video, he appeared to be armed, she said.
