Police run into a building as they search for a gunman who walked into an ABB Power Plant, with an assault rifle and began shooting Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) According to federal court records obtained by the ABC7 I-Team (Download a copy of the suit), the class action pension lawsuit in which Hendron was a named plaintiff was to resume trial at 8:50 Thursday morning. But at that very moment the Mr. Hendron, 51, had become the focus of a widespread manhunt in metro St. Louis. Authorities say Hendron had burst into the main offices of ABB power company and opened fire, killing one person and wounding four others.
Officers surrounded the building as they searched for the gunman who was initially believed to still be in the building.
The shooting occurred around 6:30 a.m. Fire Department spokesman Bob Keuss identified the suspected shooter as Timothy Hendron of Webster Groves. Those who know Hendron say he is a long time employee of the company, according to local press reports. Swiss-based ABB Group makes power transmission and industrial automation equipment and manufactures transformers at the St. Louis site. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Web site, citing dispatcher reports, said some employees ran to the rooftop to escape the gunfire, while others hid in interior rooms.
he class-action federal lawsuit against ABB was filed by Hendron and several other employees in July, 2007. The suit charged that ABB's pension review committee mishandled employee finances and incurred unreasonable losses. Trial began on Monday in Kansas City federal court with Judge Nanette K. Laughrey presiding. Opening statements had taken place and witness testimony began. The case was to resume Thursday morning, a little more than two hours after the shots were fired and blood spilled at ABB in St. Louis.
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