Van Edward Springer, 59, was killed on January 12, 2010, during a workplace shooting at the Penske truck rental facility in Kennesaw, Georgia. A former employee entered the business wearing camouflage and opened fire with a 9mm handgun; the attack was directed at employees and a customer inside the facility. Two other men, Jaider Marulanda, 43, and Roberto Gonzalez, 31, also died. Two employees, Joshua Holbrook and Zachariah Werner, were critically injured and survived the initial attack.

The shooter fled in a red Chevrolet S-10 pickup but was arrested less than a mile away; police recovered firearms and ammunition on his person and more than 10 additional firearms at his home. Reports say the suspect believed Penske had stolen money from him and that he had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia the year before after making accusations about computer hacking. He was charged with multiple counts including malice and felony murder and pleaded not guilty; bond was denied and his competency for trial became an issue.