Shooting at Ohio State

"University Police have confirmed the identities of the victims and suspect in a shooting that occurred on campus earlier this morning. They also have confirmed two deaths.

• Larry Wallington, 48, building services manager, a victim in the shooting, was pronounced dead at the scene earlier this morning.

• Henry Butler, 60, operations shift leader, also a victim, is in stable condition at the OSU Medical Center

• Suspect, Nathaniel Brown, 51, custodial worker, sustained a self-inflicted gunshot at the scene and was transported to OSU Medical Center where he was pronounced dead on arrival

More than 1/2 dozen employees were working at the OSU Maintenance Building, 2000 Tuttle Park Place, when the suspect entered an office suite with a gun and began shooting. Those employees and other coworkers have been offered grief counseling.

The incident appears to be work related. Brown was hired in October 2009." OSU Emergency Management via e-mail

Sounds like a careful background check wasn't made if the guy goes bonkers 6 months after he is hired. Bad review? Was he going on probation? I wonder if the media will decide he was a tea bag patriot? They made that judgement in the Stark case and the Pentagon shooting.

Update: Yes, he had a bad review, hadn't made probation, and he also had a prison record that hadn't turned up in a background check. Interesting that they were able to find it within hours of the shooting. Columbus Dispatch