CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Hours after a disgruntled employee at a Cupertino rock quarry fired on his co-workers Wednesday morning, reports have found that the gunman was a public access television personality in the South Bay and active member in the African-American community.
Shareef Allman, a 47-year-old San Jose resident, reportedly became during during safety meeting at the Permanente Quarry at about 4:30 a.m. and left. Later, he returned, armed with a handgun and a rifle, and began firing on co-workers, according to authorities. Two were killed and six wounded during the initial shooting. Hours later in the parking lot of Hewlett-Packard in Sunnyvale, Allman reportedly shot a woman and took her car.
As of noon, Allman had shot a total of 10 people, 3 of whom died from their injuries and an undetermined number were in critical condition.
Before the shootings, Allman was an on-air contributor to Create-TV, a non-profit educational community access TV network.
On Create-TV, Allman had his own show called "Real To Real," several clips of which had been uploaded to Youtube. (Though as of 11 a.m. Wednesday it appeared that the videos had been taken down by Create-TV.)
On the show, Allman interviewed several notable African-Americans, including the Reverend Jesse Jackson, who he spoke with during the Bishop Walter Hawkins memorial in Oakland last year.
In his show’s introduction, pictures were shown of Allman with various celebrities like Mr. T and Damon Wayans.
On the show, Allman reportedly spoke frequently about religion – he was fervent Christian -- and the need to use non-violent strategies to solve disputes.
Allman also wrote a book titled "Amazing Grace," which was reported to be about domestic violence and abusive relationships.
It's unclear if the book has been widely published but it had been featured on some of the community access TV shows.
Shareef Allman, a 47-year-old San Jose resident, reportedly became during during safety meeting at the Permanente Quarry at about 4:30 a.m. and left. Later, he returned, armed with a handgun and a rifle, and began firing on co-workers, according to authorities. Two were killed and six wounded during the initial shooting. Hours later in the parking lot of Hewlett-Packard in Sunnyvale, Allman reportedly shot a woman and took her car.
As of noon, Allman had shot a total of 10 people, 3 of whom died from their injuries and an undetermined number were in critical condition.
Before the shootings, Allman was an on-air contributor to Create-TV, a non-profit educational community access TV network.
On Create-TV, Allman had his own show called "Real To Real," several clips of which had been uploaded to Youtube. (Though as of 11 a.m. Wednesday it appeared that the videos had been taken down by Create-TV.)
On the show, Allman interviewed several notable African-Americans, including the Reverend Jesse Jackson, who he spoke with during the Bishop Walter Hawkins memorial in Oakland last year.
In his show’s introduction, pictures were shown of Allman with various celebrities like Mr. T and Damon Wayans.
On the show, Allman reportedly spoke frequently about religion – he was fervent Christian -- and the need to use non-violent strategies to solve disputes.
Allman also wrote a book titled "Amazing Grace," which was reported to be about domestic violence and abusive relationships.
It's unclear if the book has been widely published but it had been featured on some of the community access TV shows.
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