Montclair, New Jersey, was rocked on March 21, 1995, when an armed robbery at the Montclair Post Office ended in multiple killings. George Peter Lomaga, 59, of Glen Ridge, was among four people shot dead after a man identified as a former temporary postal worker entered the lobby armed with a 9-millimeter handgun, ordered five people to lie on the floor, and shot them at close range. Postal workers Ernest Spruill and Stanley Walensky and customer Robert Leslie were also killed; a fifth victim, David Grossman, was severely wounded and survived.

The assailant left in a victim’s car and used stolen funds to pay personal debts. The victims were discovered by a Postal Service driver, and the suspect was arrested the next day.

In June 1995 the perpetrator pleaded guilty to robbery and murder; in September 1995 a federal judge imposed four consecutive life terms plus an additional 25 years for the wounding of David Grossman.