CALIFORNIA WIDOW SAYS EMPLOYER SCREWED THE POOCH ON WORKPLACE MURDER-SUICIDE

by Bob Walsh

Avery Brooks, 61, and Terry Hayse, 57, both worked for CalTrans in Humbolt County. They NEVER got along according to Terry Hayse's widow, Terri Lee Hayse. They constantly filed grievances against each other. The situation turned to shit on april 24 when Terry Hayse shot Avery Brooks to death at the CalTrans maintenance yard where they both worked. He then reloaded and killed himself.

The situation prompted a "wave" of workplace training in Caltrans offices in NorCal, security audits and Active Shooter Training in Humbotl County.

None of which does any good if a bad guy shows up with a gun, unless you have a good guy with a gun nearby. The programs will, however, make some people feel better and will allow the bureaucracy to say, and pretend, that they are doing something positive.