Benjamin Ferguson

Death by Force

On February 23, 2003, in Huntsville, Alabama, Benjamin Ferguson, 47, was among four individuals fatally shot at the Labor Ready employment agency. The incident occurred around 6:30 a.m. as job seekers gathered in the lobby, awaiting work assignments. An argument erupted over a CD player, escalating into violence when Emanuel Burl Patterson, 23, drew a 9mm semiautomatic handgun and opened fire.

Witnesses reported that Patterson, a regular at the agency, had been subjected to taunts and p ...Read More

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Four killed in workplace shooting in Huntsville - Gadsden Times

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