Benjamin Ferguson

Murdered

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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