Suspect in office deaths described as family man
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - Those who know Jing Hua Wu said the 47-year-old engineer was a smart, unassuming family man whose three young boys played among neighborhood children on a quiet street in this Silicon Valley city.
After Wu was arrested Saturday on suspicion of fatally shooting three of his co-workers after being laid off from a high-tech company in Santa Clara, neighbors said they were struggling to make sense of the tragedy.
Those who know Wu referred to him fondly as "Jerry" and his wife as "Jane," and described him as a happily married father of 6-year-old twin boys and another boy under 3.
"It's shocking and emotionally jarring," said Jim Pollart, 47, a neighbor who met Wu and his wife when the couple moved into the area some 11 years ago. "Who knows what happened to cause him to do such a horrible thing. It's unbelievable."
Wu will be booked into jail on three counts of murder, police said.
"Wu is a nice, smart guy who is quiet by nature," Pollart said, adding that his children regularly played with Wu's kids. He also recalled how joyous Wu and his wife were when their parents made annual visits from China.
Wu was laid off from his job as a product test engineer at SiPort Inc. on Friday morning, and returned hours later to request a meeting with company officials, said Santa Clara Police Chief Stephen Lodge. Witnesses told police that Wu did not give any indication that he was upset when he arrived at the office park.
"It was during this meeting that Jing Wu took out a 9 mm handgun and shot and killed all three officials," Lodge said.
The shots killed 56-year-old Sid Agrawal, SiPort's chief executive officer; Brian Pugh, 47, vice president of operations; and Marilyn Lewis, 67, head of human resources.
He was not armed when he was arrested, and officers were still looking for the gun used in the slayings, police said.
Standing outside Wu's home Saturday evening, Pollart saw a woman come out the house and he asked her how Wu's wife was doing. The woman replied: "Not so well."
A man holding a briefcase walked into Wu's house and was met by Wu's wife at the door. They did not respond to a reporter's subsequent knocks on the door.
"This is a truly tragic event. These people are innocent victims just trying to do their jobs," said Santa Clara Police Lt. Mike Sellers. "To get him into custody within hours of the event was very, very important to our department."
- posted on 11/19/2008
其实都有钱的,被裁掉根本也没什么了不起。精神受这样刺激,也许一直太顺利,没有面对自己内心的冲突矛盾,遇到一点火星就炸了。也许是长期精神问题,却被忽视了。
太可惜了,吴先生。在里面请保重,这是一次再生的机遇。为你祷告,为死者祷告。
再次提请大家注意自己的健康。
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涉嫌谋杀硅谷创业公司SiPort三名高管的华裔工程师吴京华(Jing Hua Wu,音译)将于周三接受法庭传讯。
上周五,测试工程师吴京华在硅谷半导体创业公司SiPort的办公楼内射杀了包括CEO希德·阿格瓦尔(Sid Agrawal)在内的三名高管,其于周六被警方逮捕。吴京华在上周五早被公司解雇,随后请求在下午会见三名公司高管。警方称,当天下午不到4点,吴京华拔出一把直径9毫米的手枪,射杀了阿格瓦尔、SiPort业务副总裁布莱恩·皮尤(Brian Pugh)和人力资源部门负责人玛丽莲·刘易斯(Marilyn Lewis)。
吴京华与阿格瓦尔有不少共同之处:两人都是努力工作的工程师,都是在硅谷寻找美国梦的移民:一个来自印度,一个则来自中国。显然,他们都实现了各自的梦想。阿格瓦尔现年56岁,印度人。他爱好收集美术品,居住在弗里蒙特山脚的一座大庄园内。一个儿子在哈佛读书,另一个刚进医学院学习。
警方提供的吴京华被捕后登记照
吴京华在阿肯色州和华盛顿拥有十几块空地和廉价房屋。吴京华出生在中国,现年47岁,和妻子以及三个儿子共同生活在莫菲特场。当他背着小儿子、牵着6岁的双胞胎儿子前往社区的游泳池时,邻居会友好地向他挥手打招呼。
阿格瓦尔的葬礼计划将于周三上午举行。同一天下午,吴京华将离开圣塔拉拉县监狱的心理健康病房,接受法庭传讯。吴京华的辩护律师科恩·曼德尔(Ken Mandel)表示,周一刚刚与吴京华首次见面,并不知道其进入病房的原因。 - Re: Suspect in office deaths described as family manposted on 11/19/2008
刚才很快查了一下,Ken Mandel 好象是public defender,因为吴称无钱请私人律师。
我对政府律师一向怀有戒心。他们中虽然有些是好的,但大数都是…不好说。但愿我的担心是多余的。我估计他会换律师的。
玛雅 wrote:
阿格瓦尔的葬礼计划将于周三上午举行。同一天下午,吴京华将离开圣塔拉拉县监狱的心理健康病房,接受法庭传讯。吴京华的辩护律师科恩·曼德尔(Ken Mandel)表示,周一刚刚与吴京华首次见面,并不知道其进入病房的原因。 - posted on 11/19/2008
也许他想给妻儿留些财产吧。
风子 wrote:
刚才很快查了一下,Ken Mandel 好象是public defender,因为吴称无钱请私人律师。
我对政府律师一向怀有戒心。他们中虽然有些是好的,但大数都是…不好说。但愿我的担心是多余的。我估计他会换律师的。
玛雅 wrote:
阿格瓦尔的葬礼计划将于周三上午举行。同一天下午,吴京华将离开圣塔拉拉县监狱的心理健康病房,接受法庭传讯。吴京华的辩护律师科恩·曼德尔(Ken Mandel)表示,周一刚刚与吴京华首次见面,并不知道其进入病房的原因。
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