Clifton McCree Mass Murder � February 9, 1996
Background
Clifton McCree, age 41 (born November 23, 1954), was a former Marine who had worked for approximately 18 years as a beach-cleaning and maintenance crew member in Fort Lauderdale, Florida . He was terminated by the city on December 4 (or December 9), 1994, after failing a drug test and due to complaints of threatening and harassing behavior toward co-workers and the public .
The Rampage
At approximately 5 a.m. on February 9, 1996, McCree stormed into the small trailer office where his former co-workers were gathered�likely for their morning briefing or breakfast�and declared, �All of you ... are going to die.� He was armed with a 9 mm Glock semi-automatic pistol and carried a .32-caliber revolver in a shoulder holster that he never used .
McCree fired at least 13 bullets�some reports say up to 14�into the all-white group sitting around a conference table, killing five and critically wounding a sixth, before turning the gun on himself and committing suicide .
Suicide Note
A suicide note found on McCree�s person stated that he wanted �to punish some of the cowardly, racist devils� who he believed were responsible for firing him, and expressed despair that he could no longer support his family . McCree had reportedly made attempts to regain employment�perhaps even as recently as the day before the shooting�but had failed .
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