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Worker killed after being shot multiple times on Baltimore jobsite
A construction worker was killed on a Baltimore jobsite last week after being shot multiple times. According to a report from ABC2 TV, 31-year-old Nathaniel Wheeler was killed July 2 while working on a site near the intersection of Auchentoroly Terrace and Fulton Avenue. In a follow-up report, police told ABC2 witnesses saw a man walk up to […]
July 9, 2015
Home
Worker shot during robbery on home reno site near Chicago
Another construction worker was gunned down on the job and in broad daylight during a home renovation near Chicago June 19. According to a report from WLS TV, police are still searching for those responsible for shooting and killing 42-year-old Sergio Varela in the city’s South Holland suburb. Police tell the station Varela and two other […]
June 30, 2015
Workforce
Worker shot after confronting 2 men drawing in wet concrete on Georgia school jobsite
A worker near Atlanta is lucky to be alive after being shot several times from point blank range by two men. According to a report from WSB-TV, Fernando Olguin-Perez is recovering after hours of surgery to treat multiple gunshot wounds to his leg and the side of his head. Police tell the station Olguin-Perez was part of […]
June 9, 2015
Workforce
Family of Houston worker shot on jobsite offers large reward for capture of his killer
The family of a 19-year-old construction worker killed on a Houston jobsite is offering a large reward for the capture of his killer. Frank Medrano was working alone inside a house under construction in February when a man walked onto the jobsite and attempted to rob him. The encounter ended with the suspect shooting and killed Medrano […]
April 15, 2015
Workforce
Worker shot and killed on Atlanta jobsite after confronting thief attempting to steal his pickup
While on the job at an Atlanta grocery store, a construction worker was shot and killed Tuesday after confronting a man that appeared to be stealing his truck. According to a report from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 38-year-old Joshua R. Richey and co-worker Jason Shelton were working at a Kroger on the east side of the city on […]
March 11, 2015
Workforce
Nashville construction sites saw 8 armed robberies in February alone
In the wake of an armed robbery on a North Nashville jobsite last week, Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron said that the city had seen a spree of construction site attacks as of late. Now, according to a report from WSMV TV, police have put an exact number on that February spree: eight. Brothers Jesus Belmontes, 26, and […]
March 2, 2015
Workforce
Construction workers shot in jobsite attack in Nashville
As if the heights and heavy machinery didn’t make construction work dangerous enough, U.S. home builders apparently now have to contend with the threat of gunfire. Thursday brought yet another armed jobsite attack, this time in Nashville. According to a report from The Tennesseean, two men working on a home in the northern part of the city were approached by […]
February 26, 2015
Workforce
Worker hit in head by bullet as construction crew is targeted in drive-by shooting in St. Louis
A subcontractor on a parking lot project in St. Louis has pulled out of the job after a drive-by shooting targeted a construction crew earlier this week. According to a report from KMOV TV, four men fired about a dozen bullets from a car driving along 2nd Street targeting the construction workers. Thankfully no one was […]
January 2, 2015
Workforce
Construction worker shot multiple times after altercation with coworker in Georgia
Another jobsite altercation between coworkers erupted into a shooting, this time in Valdosta, Georgia. According to a report from WFXI TV, the workers were part of a crew doing a home renovation. It’s unclear what caused the altercation between the two men, but around noon Valdosta Police Responded to the shooting. Xavier Jones was shot […]
September 12, 2014
Workforce
Construction workers narrowly escape jobsite shootings in Michigan and NYC
As temperatures have soared on jobsites across the U.S., so too, apparently, have tempers. Nearly two weeks ago, a construction worker stabbed and killed his co-worker while they were renovating a department store in South Carolina. And now come two reports of jobsite shootings just weeks apart. First, in New York City, a worker on […]
August 26, 2014
Business
Jobsite shootout erupts in Texas when foreman returns fire from disgruntled construction worker
Police in Austin, Texas say a man recently fired from a construction project returned to the jobsite Wednesday and opened fire, sparking a shootout that left both he and the site foreman injured. The shooting occurred just before noon on Wednesday, according to a report from KXAN TV, and began when the disgruntled worker began […]
May 2, 2014
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