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| title = Edgewater Technology shooting | | title = Edgewater Technology shooting | ||
| location = 200 Harvard Mill Square, Suite 210, [[Wakefield, Massachusetts]], U.S. | | location = 200 Harvard Mill Square, Suite 210, [[Wakefield, Massachusetts]], U.S. | ||
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On December 26, 2000, a [[mass shooting]] occurred at [[Edgewater Technology]] in [[Wakefield, Massachusetts]], United States. Michael Morgan McDermott, an employee at Edgewater Technology, shot and killed seven of his coworkers. It is the deadliest workplace shooting in Massachusetts history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/12/26/wakefield_rampage_an_unforgettable_event/ |title=Emotions raw 10 years after shooting |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]| first1=Jonathan|last1=Saltzman|first2=Travis|last2=Andersen|date=December 26, 2010|access-date=June 20, 2022}}</ref> | On December 26, 2000, a [[mass shooting]] occurred at [[Edgewater Technology]] in [[Wakefield, Massachusetts]], United States. Michael Morgan McDermott, an employee at Edgewater Technology, shot and killed seven of his coworkers. It is the deadliest workplace shooting in Massachusetts history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2010/12/26/wakefield_rampage_an_unforgettable_event/ |title=Emotions raw 10 years after shooting |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]| first1=Jonathan|last1=Saltzman|first2=Travis|last2=Andersen|date=December 26, 2010|access-date=June 20, 2022}}</ref> | ||
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=== Legal proceedings === | === Legal proceedings === | ||
McDermott was found guilty of seven counts of [[first degree murder]] on April 24, 2002, after the jury deliberated for 16 hours across three days. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of [[parole]].<ref>{{cite web |last=O'Regan |first=Chris |date=April 24, 2002 |title=Worker Found Guilty In Office Slaying |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/worker-found-guilty-in-office-slaying/ |archive-url=https://archive.ph/UbDrD |archive-date=June 17, 2025 |access-date=June 20, 2022 |publisher=CBS News}}</ref> On April 13, 2007, an appeal filed by McDermott, asking for his conviction to be overturned, was denied. The appeal claimed that a prosecution witness mentioning [[September 11 attacks|9/11]] was unfair and should have led to a declared mistrial, that the jury was badly instructed, and that the judge should not have allowed certain evidence to be used. The appeal was denied by the [[Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court]] on the grounds that, due to the length of his trial and the large amount of evidence against him, the result of his trial would have been the same,<ref>{{Cite web | | McDermott was found guilty of seven counts of [[first degree murder]] on April 24, 2002, after the jury deliberated for 16 hours across three days. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of [[parole]].<ref>{{cite web |last=O'Regan |first=Chris |date=April 24, 2002 |title=Worker Found Guilty In Office Slaying |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/worker-found-guilty-in-office-slaying/ |archive-url=https://archive.ph/UbDrD |archive-date=June 17, 2025 |access-date=June 20, 2022 |publisher=CBS News}}</ref> On April 13, 2007, an appeal filed by McDermott, asking for his conviction to be overturned, was denied. The appeal claimed that a prosecution witness mentioning [[September 11 attacks|9/11]] was unfair and should have led to a declared mistrial, that the jury was badly instructed, and that the judge should not have allowed certain evidence to be used. The appeal was denied by the [[Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court]] on the grounds that, due to the length of his trial and the large amount of evidence against him, the result of his trial would have been the same,<ref>{{Cite web |author=Jay Lindsay|agency=Associated Press |title=Appeal denied in office slayings |url=https://www.telegram.com/story/news/local/worcester/2007/04/14/appeal-denied-in-office-slayings/52925645007/ |archive-url=https://archive.ph/18T3x |archive-date=June 17, 2025 |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=The Worcester Telegram & Gazette |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
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From 1982 to 1988, McDermott worked for the [[Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant]]. He then moved to [[Weymouth, Massachusetts]], and began work in [[research and development]] for [[Duracell]]. In 1992, McDermott married Monica Sheehan. They divorced several years later. Around this time, McDermott began to gain significant weight.<ref name="CCT"/> In 2000, after Duracell announced that it would soon move to [[Bethel, Connecticut]], McDermott resigned and later joined Edgewater Technology that same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/28/us/in-wake-of-killings-strands-of-suspect-s-life.html |title=In Wake of Killings, Strands of Suspect's Life |newspaper=The New York Times |date=December 28, 2000 |access-date=June 20, 2022}}</ref> | From 1982 to 1988, McDermott worked for the [[Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant]]. He then moved to [[Weymouth, Massachusetts]], and began work in [[research and development]] for [[Duracell]]. In 1992, McDermott married Monica Sheehan. They divorced several years later. Around this time, McDermott began to gain significant weight.<ref name="CCT"/> In 2000, after Duracell announced that it would soon move to [[Bethel, Connecticut]], McDermott resigned and later joined Edgewater Technology that same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/12/28/us/in-wake-of-killings-strands-of-suspect-s-life.html |title=In Wake of Killings, Strands of Suspect's Life |newspaper=The New York Times |date=December 28, 2000 |access-date=June 20, 2022}}</ref> | ||
In October 2000, McDermott moved out of his apartment in South Weymouth after failing to pay his rent, leaving the residence in a derelict state and owing the landlord $1,720. He then moved into an apartment in [[Haverhill, Massachusetts|Haverhill]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} | In October 2000, McDermott moved out of his apartment in South Weymouth after failing to pay his rent, leaving the residence in a derelict state and owing the landlord $1,720. He then moved into an apartment in [[Haverhill, Massachusetts|Haverhill]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} | ||
It later emerged that, in addition to his other financial troubles, McDermott had owed roughly $5,000 in back taxes to the IRS and that Edgewater Technology had withheld a portion of his wages in order to comply with an order by the IRS.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/2001/01/03/report-wakefield-shooting-suspect-owed/51305385007/ |title=Report: Wakefield shooting suspect owed IRS less than $5K|publisher=Associated Press |date=January 3, 2001 |access-date=June 20, 2022}}</ref> | It later emerged that, in addition to his other financial troubles, McDermott had owed roughly $5,000 in back taxes to the IRS and that Edgewater Technology had withheld a portion of his wages in order to comply with an order by the IRS.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/2001/01/03/report-wakefield-shooting-suspect-owed/51305385007/ |title=Report: Wakefield shooting suspect owed IRS less than $5K|publisher=Associated Press |date=January 3, 2001 |access-date=June 20, 2022}}</ref> | ||
As of 2024, McDermott was incarcerated at [[Old Colony Correctional Center]] in [[Bridgewater, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-mad-1_09-cv-11992/pdf/USCOURTS-mad-1_09-cv-11992-0.pdf |title=Report and Recommendation Re:Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus |date=October 25, 2011 |website=www.govinfo.gov |access-date=2019-07-08}}</ref> | As of 2024, McDermott was incarcerated at [[Old Colony Correctional Center]] in [[Bridgewater, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-mad-1_09-cv-11992/pdf/USCOURTS-mad-1_09-cv-11992-0.pdf |title=Report and Recommendation Re:Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus |date=October 25, 2011 |website=www.govinfo.gov |access-date=2019-07-08}}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 04:16, 1 July 2025
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". On December 26, 2000, a mass shooting occurred at Edgewater Technology in Wakefield, Massachusetts, United States. Michael Morgan McDermott, an employee at Edgewater Technology, shot and killed seven of his coworkers. It is the deadliest workplace shooting in Massachusetts history.[1]
Shooting
The weapons he used were an AK-47 variant, a 12-gauge shotgun and a .32 caliber pistol. He fired off a total of 37 rounds, shooting his victims in the back of the head repeatedly.[2] Police later found a .460-calibre Weatherby Mark V rifle in McDermott's locker.[3]
He was found by police sitting calmly and stated that he did not speak German. At trial, he stated that he was born without a soul and that God had allowed him to earn a soul by traveling back in time to kill Nazis. However, the prosecution asserted that the killings were motivated by his employer's garnishment of his wages for the IRS in order to pay back taxes that he owed. Evidence also showed that he had researched how to fake mental illness.[4]
Legal proceedings
McDermott was found guilty of seven counts of first degree murder on April 24, 2002, after the jury deliberated for 16 hours across three days. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.[5] On April 13, 2007, an appeal filed by McDermott, asking for his conviction to be overturned, was denied. The appeal claimed that a prosecution witness mentioning 9/11 was unfair and should have led to a declared mistrial, that the jury was badly instructed, and that the judge should not have allowed certain evidence to be used. The appeal was denied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on the grounds that, due to the length of his trial and the large amount of evidence against him, the result of his trial would have been the same,[6]
Fatalities
- Jennifer Bragg Capobianco, 29, marketing
- Janice Hagerty, 46, office manager
- Louis A. Javelle, 58, director of consulting
- Rose Manfredi, 48, payroll
- Paul Marceau, 36, development technician
- Cheryl Troy, 50, human resources director
- Craig Wood, 29, human resources[7]
Perpetrator
Michael Morgan McDermott was born Michael McDermod Martinez in Plymouth, Massachusetts, on September 4, 1958, and grew up in nearby Marshfield. He was the second of four children to Richard and Rosemary (Template:Nee Reardon) Martinez, who both worked as teachers. In 1976, he graduated from Marshfield High, where he was rather popular among his peers according to a former classmate.[8][9]
Shortly after graduating high school, McDermott enlisted in the United States Navy and served for six years as an electrician's mate, most of which was spent on the USS Narwhal. He was eventually honorably discharged with the rank of electrician's mate petty officer second class.[10]
From 1982 to 1988, McDermott worked for the Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant. He then moved to Weymouth, Massachusetts, and began work in research and development for Duracell. In 1992, McDermott married Monica Sheehan. They divorced several years later. Around this time, McDermott began to gain significant weight.[10] In 2000, after Duracell announced that it would soon move to Bethel, Connecticut, McDermott resigned and later joined Edgewater Technology that same year.[11]
In October 2000, McDermott moved out of his apartment in South Weymouth after failing to pay his rent, leaving the residence in a derelict state and owing the landlord $1,720. He then moved into an apartment in Haverhill.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
It later emerged that, in addition to his other financial troubles, McDermott had owed roughly $5,000 in back taxes to the IRS and that Edgewater Technology had withheld a portion of his wages in order to comply with an order by the IRS.[12]
As of 2024, McDermott was incarcerated at Old Colony Correctional Center in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.[13]
Media references
McDermott is cited in the 2003 psychology book Why We Hate.[14]
In 2008, his case was studied on the psychology program Most Evil.[15]
Commemorations
A cherry tree was planted outside of Edgewater Technology's offices in Wakefield in memory of the seven victims. Every December, carnation flowers are woven into the branches in their memory.[16]
See also
References
External links
- 7 Die in Rampage at Company; Co-Worker of Victims Arrested, The New York Times (December 27, 2000)
- A Deadly Turn to a Normal Work Day, The New York Times (December 28, 2000)
- 7 Die in Massachusetts Office Shooting, The Washington Post (December 27, 2000)
- In Wake of Killings, Strands of Suspect's Life, The New York Times (December 28, 2000)
- Gunman kills 7 at net firm, The Guardian (December 27, 2000)
- McDermott found guilty of Edgewater murders: Judge sentences him to seven consecutive life sentences The Daily News Transcript (April 24, 2002)
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