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Fired employee kills two workers at Chicago Navy Pier

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By Erika Hernandez

06 Nov 2024, 20:44 PM EST

Authorities reported that A man who was recently fired from his job at Navy Pier returned to the Chicago tourist attraction and killed two workers before fleeing.

The attack occurred Tuesday afternoon after the fired worker gained access to office space near a loading dock at Navy Pier, police patrol chief Jon Hein told reporters.

The gunman shot Lamont Johnson, 51, and an unidentified 47-year-old man before fleeing. The victims were pronounced dead at a hospital.

Police declined to identify the alleged attacker on Wednesday.citing a department policy of not identifying anyone until charges are filed against them, and did not say whether he believes he poses a danger to the public.

It was not immediately clear why police did not know the name of one of the slain workers, but did know his age, The Associated Press reported.

The suspect was fired Oct. 14 from his job at Navy Pier, which features shopping, restaurants, entertainment and its iconic Ferris wheel along Lake Michigan.

“As the subcontractor’s former employer, I had access. I knew how to get to that rear loading dock area,” Brian Murphy, Navy Pier director of operations, told WLS-TV.

The site was closed after the shootings and an alert was sent to people living nearby, Murphy said.

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