After Workplace Shooting in Philly, Hero Emerges

Around this time of year, there's lot's of talk about heroes.  Following the 9-11-01 attacks, thousands of people who died, among them hundreds of Firefighters and Police Officers who sacrificed their lives, all have been honorably labeled as heroes.   At West Chester University this weekend, a statue of Flight 173 Co-Pilot Michael Horrocks, a West Chester University football player and graduate, was dedicated at the football stadium.  Horrocks' plane was the second one to fly into the towers.  At Ground Zero, at The Pentagon, and in a field in western Pennsylvania, memorial services were held, honoring heroes from 9-11. 

But on Thursday, a crazed woman with a gun, pissed off because of a looming suspension from her job at the Kraft plant in Philadelphia, entered her workplace and started shooting.   Yvonne Hiller killed two of her co-workers, and shot at at least two others.  Another Kraft employee, Dave Ciarlante, put his life in harms way, by following the shooter through the building, warning other employees, and notifying police of her whereabouts.   Ciarlante himself was shot at by Hiller, but was not struck.  Kudos to Mr. Ciarlante.  Condolences to the families of the victims.