So this guy was under care of psychiatrist and presumably, drugs; from his picture he was wild looking and belonged in a mental institution - no criminal record - and he quotes his scriptures. Give a kid a gun, a bible, and some ritilin and watch this still small voice from within, order executions.....so as Don Quioxte loosed the prisoners....this guy flew over the cuckoo nest too..... He pleads innocent - wonder if he will shave his wild beard and I still wonder if this is his real name........how did he get away with not paying his income tax? Saba Innocent plea in office killings A distraught couple leaves the scene of the shooting Tuesday in Wakefield, Mass. Michael McDermott was arraigned Tuesday, showing no emotion as a prosecutor described the shootings that left seven co-workers dead � � MSNBC STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS� � WAKEFIELD, Mass., Dec 27 � � A software engineer accused of targeting seven co-workers for methodical slaughter was denied bail Wednesday after pleading innocent to seven counts of murder. Michael McDermott, 42, stood impassively as a prosecutor described how the shooter blasted through the offices of Edgewater Technology with 37 rounds from a semiautomatic rifle and several from a shotgun, striking co-workers in their heads and backs as they tried to flee.� � � � � � � � � December 27 � The Rev. Michael Steele, who counseled workers fleeing the shooting spree, talks with "Today" host Matt Lauer � � � �SOME OF the four women and three men killed worked in the accounting department, which was recently served with an order from the Internal Revenue Service to begin withholding back taxes from McDermott's wages. Last week, he had an angry outburst over the action, said one employee, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. � � � �McDermott stood silently during his brief court appearance. He displayed no emotion as Tom O'Reilly, an assistant district attorney, described in graphic detail the rampage at Edgewater Technology. � � � �"There was very little, if any, missed shots. Most of the wounds went through and through the bodies," said O'Reilly. � � � �"One of (the victims) was underneath his desk. He had been shot numerous times. Another was a young lady slumped over her keyboard of her computer. She had been shot in the back of the head," O'Reilly said. � � � �The victims were earlier identified as: Jennifer Bragg-Capobianco; Janice Hagerty; Louis Javelle; Rose Manfredy; Paul Marceau; Cheryl Troy; and Craig Wood. � � � �All worked on the first floor of Edgewater Technology's offices, located in a converted factory building. Two were believed to be receptionists and the other five worked in the company's accounting department, authorities said. � � � � BOMB TOOLS FOUND Advertisement The Presidential Election and Other Cool FactsNo Ordinary Time by Doris Kearns GoodwinOther books by Doris Kearns Goodwin � � � �O'Reilly added that officers who searched McDermott's work area found ammunition in a cubby hole at his desk and shotguns shells in the trash basket. � � � �In McDermott's home, authorities discovered bomb-making magazines; three gallons of nitric acid � which can be used to make nitroglycerine � in boxes labeled "Danger, do not move"; blasting caps and more ammunition, O'Reilly said. � � � �Wearing an orange jail jumpsuit and a bulletproof vest, the manacled McDermott looked around the courtroom frequently as O'Reilly spoke. � � � �Defense attorney Kevin Reddington made no argument for bail. He said McDermott had been undergoing psychiatric treatment and asked that McDermott be held where he would be able to continue taking medication. Reddington did not elaborate on his client's condition. � � � �After the hearing, McDermott's parents stood next to Reddington but would not give their names. � � � �"They are devastated," the attorney said. "They expressed extreme regret and sympathy." � � � � POSSIBLE MOTIVE � � � �Prosecutors were investigating whether McDermott was upset about the IRS action, Middlesex District Attorney Martha Coakley said Tuesday. � � � �She said Edgewater had agreed not to begin taking money from McDermott's paycheck until after the holidays. � � � �The amount owed was "a couple thousand" dollars, said a person familiar with the IRS order, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. � � � �Coakley said the shootings apparently were not random, since the suspect bypassed several people during the rampage. None of the victims was among McDermott's supervisors. � � � � SUSPECT HEAVILY ARMED � � � �McDermott had an AK-47 rifle, a shotgun and a semi-automatic handgun when police burst into the building and found him sitting silently in the reception area, a body nearby. � � � �He made no attempt to shoot police and was described by authorities as "unresponsive." � � � �"They made a split-second decision to hold their fire to try to effect an arrest," said Stephen Doherty, the police chief in this city 10 miles north of Boston. � � � �Authorities said McDermott, an employee with Edgewater Technology since March, came to work as usual Tuesday morning. Around 11 a.m., however, he walked into the building's reception area and opened fire on two co-workers. He then proceeded to another wing of the building and shot five more employees at their work stations, police said. Shell casings and bullets were found all over the office. � � � �"There was an enormous amount of firepower," said Coakley. The rampage lasted five to 10 minutes, she said. � � � �Coakley said McDermott did not have a permit for any of the weapons he was carrying, but had no prior criminal record. � � � � 'A LITTLE STRANGE' � � � �McDermott, reportedly divorced, lived alone in Haverill, also a suburb of Boston. � � � �Co-workers and neighbors described the former U.S. Navy submarine electrician as quiet, surly and quirky. � � � �Mike Stanley, an Edgewater Technology project leader, described McDermott as friendly but "a little strange." � � � �McDermott recently had been coming in late and his performance wasn't as good as it could have been, Stanley said. December 27 � Kevin Forzese, a neighbor of Michael McDermott's, tells MSNBC Cable he thought the shooting suspect was a nice guy who just collected guns � � � �Kevin Forzese, who lives upstairs from McDermott, said the suspect had never mentioned money problems. He said McDermott had mentioned that he collected antique guns, but he had never seen any weapons in McDermott's apartment. � � � �"He never talked about the company," Forzese said. "I talked to him about money and he said he was doing really well." � � � �Jonathan Oldham, a 35-year-old carpenter, said McDermott moved out of a six-unit apartment complex in Weymouth, south of Boston, at the end of October. Oldham was surprised to learn the man he said was quiet and kept to himself was accused of the rampage. � � � �"I freaked," he said. "You never know if someone has problems with their life. It could have happened here." � � � � COMPANY 'SHOCKED' � � � �Shirley Singleton, Edgewater's chief executive, released a statement of sympathy. � � � � �The Boston Herald"Everyone at Edgewater Technology is shocked and devastated by the loss of our friends," the statement said in part and added, "We extend our deepest sympathies to the victims' families at this tragic time." � � � �The company was scheduled to be closed through the end of the week. � � � �Survivors of the attack were in shock, said the Rev. Tom Powers, who helped with grief counseling at St. Joseph's Church, where about 100 employees, family members and friends gathered after the shooting. They left sporadically, their faces stained by tears and holding each other for support. � � � �"There's nothing you can do to take the grief away," Powers said. � � � �Nancy Pecjo, a software developer with the company who is on maternity leave, was not at work at the time of the shootings but went to the building after hearing the news. Multiple Shootings � � � �She said 30 to 40 employees worked at the Wakefield office. She did not know who had been shot. � � � �"It's a great company, a wonderful company," she said, adding that she didn't know of anyone who'd been fired recently or was disgruntled. � � � �"It's a small company, you get to know everybody there," she said. "When something like this happens it's very distressing." � � � � Edgewater buyback plan may hint at motive � � � � INTERNET EXCHANGES � � � �McDermott went by the nickname "Mucko" � something his nieces and nephews came up with when they couldn't pronounce Michael, according to a co-worker. He even had it on his car's license plate. � � � �A person who identified himself as Michael M. McDermott, and who used the e-mail name "Mucko" frequented Internet bulletin boards and gave advice on explosives. � � � �In one exchange, someone who said he was trying to help protect Christians in Indonesia asked advice on where to buy or build land mines. � � � �McDermott responded: "It would seem that some 'Christians' have forgotten the Sixth Commandment. It is hard to imagine Jesus resorting to land mines." � � � �The Sixth Commandment admonishes "thou shall not kill." � � � �The shooting was the latest in a string of shootings in recent years in U.S. workplaces, schools and churches. � � � �A shooting rampage in Honolulu in November 1999 also left seven dead. Others include July 1999 shootings that left nine dead at two Atlanta brokerages, and August 1999 shootings that left three people dead at two office buildings in Pelham, Ala. Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Printable version � � � � � � � �The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report. � � � �� �
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