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From: Poet11/15/2008 8:11:50 AM
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3 die in Santa Clara office shooting
By Sandra Gonzales
MediaNews staff
Article Launched: 11/14/2008 06:22:43 PM PST

SANTA CLARA — A recently laid off high-tech employee opened fire Friday afternoon inside the Santa Clara office where he used to work, killing three people and sparking a massive dragnet that spread throughout the South Bay, police say.

Santa Clara police identified Jing Hua Wu, 47, of Mountain View as the gunman who shot to death two men and one woman with a handgun before driving off in a silver SUV, thought to be a rented Mercury Mountaineer.

Wu remained at large late Friday, and police warned that he should be considered armed and "extremely dangerous."

Friday's violent scene erupted just before 4 p.m. when police say Wu arrived at SiPort, a small semiconductor firm at 3255-7 Scott Blvd., and began shooting. Wu apparently had been laid off either Thursday or Friday morning, Santa Clara police Lt. Mike Sellers said.

When police arrived, the suspect already had escaped and was initially thought to be on his way to Mountain View, where police remained outside his home into the night. Other reports indicated that he may have been headed to an airport.

The identities of the victims were not released Friday, pending notification of their families.

SiPort is a relatively small firm that specializes in developing digital radio semiconductors. It raised at least $20 million in venture capital last year.
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