Miami Sniper Attack Is Blamed on Angry Employee, Not Hit Man
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MIAMI — Investigators blamed a supervisor who was passed over for promotion for opening fire on employees of a warehouse last week, not a drug cartel hit man as some had speculated.
One man died and two were wounded, including the brother of a witness against a suspected cocaine smuggling ring, when a sniper fired into a car from the roof of an aviation parts warehouse on Oct. 14.
Gerardo Manso, 41, the supervisor of the company’s afternoon shift, was arrested Thursday, and police said he has confessed. He also confessed to and was charged in the August, 1991, slaying of a man he believed to be his wife’s lover, said police criminal investigations chief John Farrell.
“He was upset over two younger employees . . . for being promoted over him,” Det. Dean Surman said Friday.
The victims were shot as they returned to the office from a work-related class, Surman said.
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