Cupertino quarry shooting suspect who killed 3

A disgruntled employee went to a mining business in Cupertino, California, early Wednesday and shot eight people, two of whom may have died from their injuries, officials said.
Sgt. Jose Cardoza of the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office identified the suspected gunman as Shareff Allman, approximately 45 years old. CNN affiliate KGO reported that the man's first name is spelled Shareef.
The suspect entered the Permanente Quarry at 4:30 a.m. PT (7:30 a.m. ET) armed with a handgun and a rifle, Cardoza said. According to witnesses, the incident lasted "no more than two minutes," he said.
Two of the eight people shot are "possibly dead," he said.
Allman is also believed to have shot a woman in an attempted carjacking in Cupertino, Cardoza said.
In the carjacking incident, the female victim was shot with a handgun similar to the one used at the quarry, he said. "Prior to shooting her, (the suspect) attempted to carjack her vehicle" but did not get it, he said.
Cardoza said authorities believe Allman fled on foot.


Shareef Allman, 45, couldn't be more shocked. Along with his day job at the quarry, Allman produced a community TV show called "Real 2 Real" for CreaTV in San Jose and was "spreading the word on non-violence," said Suzanne St. John-Crane, CreaTV's executive director. He was a mediator. He's just a person that would try to resolve conflict. I just can't believe it."
He also has written a book called "Amazing Grace," a book intended to empower women against domestic violence. Rose Douglas, a neighbor of Allman's at the Stonegate apartment complex on Renaissance Drive in north San Jose, said Allman had been upset recently because he had been moved from the day shift to the night shift, which interfered with his plans to spend more time with his daughter.
Santa Clara Police Sgt. Ray Carreira said Tuesday morning that police believe they have Allman "contained" in the area of Homestead and Tantau. Police, with guns drawn, were seen moving in on a house on Lorne Way.
"He is armed and dangerous," Santa Clara County sheriff's Sgt. Jose Cardoza said.
At the cement plant, relatives of workers gathered in hopes that their loved ones survived the shooting. At midmorning, with dozens of family members and media gathered, one woman let out a scream and fainted backwards.
At 4:30 a.m., armed with a handgun and a rifle, the suspect interrupted a meeting on the property, where the bloodbath began.
One of the shooting victims was taken to Stanford Medical Center, two were taken to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. Both are male, one in good condition, one in fair condition.
Schools in the area scrambled to keep their students safe and inform parents whether to keep the children at home.
Laurelwood Elementary School evacuated at 7:45 a.m. and the school remained on "code blue" alert, according to teacher aide Eric Guzman. Good Samaritan Preschool on Homestead Road had children in lockdown with a staffer posted at every door, school director