2003 Chicago warehouse shooting

Mass shooting in Chicago, Illinois December 2025 February 2025 2003 Chicago warehouse shooting SalvadorTapia.jpg Salvador Tapia Chicago, Illinois, U.S. 2003 08 27 41.8230785 -87.6421681 inline,title 8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. CDT Co-workers Mass shooting, mass murder, workplace shooting Walther PP .380 ACP semi-automatic pistol 7 (including the perpetrator) 0 Salvador Tapia On August 27, 2003, a mass shooting occurred at Windy City Core Supply in the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. Salvador Tapia, who had been fired from the company months before, shot and killed six people before being killed by responding officers.http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Midwest/08/27/chicago.shooting/index.html Seven die in Chicago warehouse shooting CNN January 12, 2024 October 2, 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20031002080723/http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Midwest/08/27/chicago.shooting/index.html livehttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/7-dead-in-chicago-rampage/ 7 Dead In Chicago Rampage CBS News August 28, 2003 January 12, 2024 January 12, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240112094401/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/7-dead-in-chicago-rampage/ live Background Windy City Core Supply was an auto parts supply warehouse located at 3912 S. Wallace St. in Chicago. The perpetrator of the shooting, 36-year-old Mexican-born Salvador Tapia, was fired from the company in March 2003 for "ten different reasons", including frequently showing up late to work and often missing entire days. His former boss claimed his attitude changed dramatically for the worse around September 2002.https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-08-29-0308290321-story.html Vogt Amanda Heinzmann David Massacre survivor relives the terror Chicago Tribune August 29, 2003 January 12, 2024 January 12, 2024 https://archive.today/20240112112213/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-08-29-0308290321-story.html livehttps://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2003/08/chic-a29.html Walsh David Seven dead in Chicago warehouse killings World Socialist Web Site August 29, 2003 January 12, 2024 January 12, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240112105617/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2003/08/chic-a29.html live Tapia had an extensive criminal record, including a 1989 conviction for unlawful use of a weapon and numerous arrests for threatening and assaulting his family, girlfriends, and a neighbor. His driver's license was revoked in 2000 after two years of suspension for a drunk driving arrest. Despite his lengthy record, Tapia was reported to have served no time in prison.https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-08-28-0308280412-story.html Gunman, 6 others slain in rampage Chicago Tribune August 28, 2003 January 12, 2024 January 12, 2024 https://archive.today/20240112110127/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-08-28-0308280412-story.html live After being fired from the warehouse, Tapia would leave "drunken ramblings" on the office answering machine. Shooting On August 27, 2003, Tapia returned to his former workplace at around 8:30 a.m. and tied employee Eduardo Sanchez to a metal bar at gunpoint, telling him that he would not kill him and that he was going to "make these people pay". Tapia then waited and fatally shot six employees as they entered through the front door. After Tapia shot himself and smeared his own blood on his face, Sanchez escaped through a back staircase and ran to a nearby restaurant to call the police. As law enforcement arrived at the scene, Tapia went outside and fired three shots at them before going back inside the building and emerging to exchange gunfire a second time. Chicago's Hostage Barricade and Terrorist Team entered the building and navigated the maze of steel drums and crates. Tapia was found hiding and was ordered to drop his weapon; he refused and was fatally shot by officers. He was struck by 7–9 bullets.Hernandez Nathaniel Warehouse survivor given option by gunman https://www.ocala.com/story/news/2003/08/29/warehouse-survivor-given-option-by-gunman/31286986007/ December 3, 2024 Ocala StarBanner en-US A Greyhound bus ticket and several handwritten notes in Spanish were found in Tapia's pockets, which contained vague threats to his girlfriends and were described by investigators as "cryptic" and "difficult to decipher". The weapon used in the shooting, a Walther PP .380 caliber handgun, was likely bought illegally or stolen, as it had been originally sold in 1966 and was last recorded during its legal registration in 1983. Victims The identities of the deceased, not including the perpetrator, were:https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/28/us/man-fired-by-warehouse-kills-6-of-its-9-employees.html Wilgoren Jodi Man Fired by Warehouse Kills 6 of Its 9 Employees The New York Times January 12, 2024 January 12, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240112113334/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/28/us/man-fired-by-warehouse-kills-6-of-its-9-employees.html live Alan Earl Weiner, 50 Howard Neal Weiner, 59, brother of Alan Daniel Melbourne "Danny" Weiner, 30, son of Howard Calvin Ramsey, 44 Robert Taylor, 53 Juan Valles, 35 See also 2001 Navistar shooting List of rampage killers (workplace killings) References 30em Category:2000s mass murders in the United States Category:2003 in Chicago Category:2003 mass shootings in the United States Category:2003 murders in the United States Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 2003 Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in Illinois Category:Attacks on commercial buildings in the United States Category:Attacks on warehouses Category:August 2003 crimes in the United States Category:Mass murders in Chicago Category:Mass shootings in Illinois Category:Mass shootings involving semi-automatic pistols in the United States Category:Massacres in 2003 Category:Workplace shootings in the United States