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Police: Calif. shooting suspect was ‘methodical’

By Gosia Wozniacka
Published November 7, 2012 5:00am ET
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Police: Calif. shooting suspect was ‘methodical’
Fresno police officers look over the area where a man killed himself after shooting people in his workplace that killed at least one person and wounded several others at Valley Protein, formally known as Apple Valley Farms Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Fresno, Calif. Police say a parolee who worked at the Fresno chicken processing plant opened fire at the business on Tuesday, killing one person and wounding three others, before shooting himself. Police Chief Jerry Dyer said they didn't know what prompted the attack by 42-year-old Lawrence Jones midway through his shift at Apple Valley Farms. Other workers told police he did not appear to be himself when he arrived at the plant for work.(AP Photo/Gary Kazanjian) | Gary Kazanjian

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Clattering machinery at a chicken-processing plant provided all the cover Lawrence Jones needed to kill two co-workers execution style and wound two others Tuesday, police said.

Armed with a handgun, the 42-year-old ex-convict moved methodically from victim to victim, placing his handgun against their head or neck and then pulling the trigger, authorities said.

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