Just hours after she died Tanya Wilson received a Facebook message from a friend about the popular game, Farmville, which Wilson apparently played online.
That friend apparently did not know Wilson had been killed in a murder spree at the Kraft Foods factory where she worked in Northeast Philadelphia.
Throughout the day others posted remembrances about their friend, a devote Muslim. It was unclear whether her religion played any role in her death
“R.I.P Tanya! My prayers are with your family! I will miss you sincerely!!!,” one friend wrote.
Another posted: “So soon after you got your life on track and found your inner peace. Your mission on earth is accomplished. My heart goes out to your family’s great loss. Such a kind person. I love you Tanya! Miss you already.”
Other memories can be seen here.
Yvonne Hiller, a Kraft factory employee for the last 15 years, reacted violently after being suspended yesterday evening for a confrontation with three co-workers, police said.
Police reported Hiller then went to her car where she had a gun and re-entered the building in search of the co-workers.
“Once inside she went directly to the third- floor mixing area where she worked at with the co-workers she had had a problem with. She found them in a break-room area,” said Police Capt. James Clark.
Police said that Hiller proceeded to shoot and kill Wilson, 47, of the 3800 block of North Franklin Street and LaTonya Brown, 36, of the 1100 block of West Poplar Street.
Police said Hiller also shot Bryant Dalton, 39, who is now in critical condition at Jefferson Hospital.
Police said Hiller then went in search of more co-workers.
“After that part of the shooting she then went looking for her manager, who she found…. She fired a shot at him, she missed,” said Clark.
Hiller shot at another employee who was following her during the entire incident, warning co-workers, but missed.
Police reported Hiller then went into an office where she called 911.
“She told the corporal on police radio what she had done. The corporal did an excellent job in diffusing the situation and getting her to put her gun down,” explained Clark.
A SWAT team was then able to then enter the building, took Hiller into custody and rescued other workers still trapped in the building with her.
“We found the seven employees that we were looking for and they all were unharmed in any way, but quite shaken,” Chief Inspector Joe Sullivan said.
Hiller was charged with two accounts of murder, one account of attempted murder and aggravated assault.
How terrible. What would a world be without guns for civilians? Why wasn’t this reported on the national news? People may get more hesitant demanding looser gun laws if they hear more about such tragic events.
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