Man kills 2 former co-workers, himself
LAKE BUTLER, Fla. — A longtime employee of a Florida trucking company drove around Saturday shooting former co-workers and his onetime boss, killing two and wounding two, authorities said. The gunman then killed himself.
Hubert Allen Jr., 72, shot the men at several locations around Union County, including the headquarters for Pritchett Trucking Inc., according to a Union County Sheriff’s Office news release.
Authorities said Allen shot and killed former coworker Rolando Gonzalez-Delgado, 28, around 9 a.m. then went a short distance and fatally shot his former employer, 80-yearold Marvin Pritchett.
A few minutes later, he pulled over where another former co-worker was driving a farm tractor, exchanged words with him and then fired one shot from a shotgun, authorities said.
That victim, 66-yearold Lewis Mabrey Jr., was in good condition and underwent surgery for a broken arm and other injuries.
Not long after that, Allen went to the company’s headquarters and shot 44-year-old David Griffis in the stomach, the release said. Griffis was in critical condition.
Authorities say Allen then returned to his Lake Butler home and killed himself. Authorities said he was a longtime employee of the company.
Allen was the stepgrandfather of Buffalo Bills running back C.J. Spiller.
Investigators were working at the five shoot- ing scenes late Saturday and interviewing witnesses and company employees. The news release said they were working to determine a motive.
The company posted a message on its website.
“Today’s tragic events have shocked and saddened t he Pritchett Trucking family. We mourn the loss of our founder, Marvin Pritchett, and of Rolando GonzalezDelgado, and we pray for the recoveries of Lewis “Buddy” Mabrey Jr. and David Griffis. Words cannot express the pain and sorrow felt by so many yet we are comforted by the memories of those lost.