Jiverly Voong aka Linh Phat Voong was shooter in Binghamtom, NY
Voong, 41, also goes by Linh Phat Voong, and lived in nearby Johnson City, N.Y.
The gunman, Jiverly Voong, held dozens of people hostage for several hours before shooting himself to death, police said.
According to multiple state law enforcement officials, the gunman entered the one-story American Civic Association in downtown Binghamton about 10 a.m. today and began a shooting spree.
Jiverly Voong is from nearby Johnson City and has an alternate name:He allegedly walked into the center wearing a greenjacket and dark-rimmed glasses with a hunting knife tucked into the waistband of his pants.
Voong had backed his car up to the back door of the building to block any escape before he went around to the front door and started to execute people.
On edit: I have done a thorough search of both Facebook and My Space for both names and have not found any accounts. I’ll continue to look for any other information on Voong. There are reports that Voong was laid off from his job at IBM in Endicott, NY.
Police also contacted Voong’s sister to say her brother was dead. She told police that Voong was attending language classes at the civic center. She said Voong is a U.S. citizen and has been in this country for 28 years.
Voong had recently been laid off from IBM in Johnson City, U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey, a Democrat whose district includes Binghamton told the Associated Press. The gunman opened fire on a citizenship class, he said.
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