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The Edmond post office shooting was a mass shooting that occurred in Edmond, Oklahoma, on August 20, 1986. In less than fifteen minutes, 44 year-old postal worker Patrick Sherrill pursued and shot several coworkers, killing 14 and injuring another six, before committing suicide. It is currently the deadliest workplace shooting in U.S. history, as well as the deadliest shooting by a lone gunman in the state of Oklahoma.
The attack inspired the American phrase "going postal".

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    August 19th 1986 Postal Worker Patrick Sherrie Goes on a Shooting Rampage

    Today on August 19th 1986 44 year old postal worker Patrick Sherrill gunned down 14 of co-workers and injured 6 more. He then took his own life by turning the gun onto himself.
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