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Thursday, November 4, 1999



XEROX SHOOTINGS

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DEADLY MINUTES

How the tragedy unfolded during Tuesday's rampage by Byran K. Uyesugi at the Xerox building at 1200 N. Nimitz Highway, according to a court document filed yesterday by the Honolulu Police Department.

1. Uyesugi enters the building and climbs the stairs to the second floor.

2. Enters Room 204, and shoots and kills Ronald Kawamae, 54, who is seated at a desk.

3. Shoots and kills Jason Balatico, 33, who had tried to flee.

4. Uyesugi turns and moves down the hallway, allowing Randall Shin to leave the room unharmed. Shin runs down the stairway and exits the building.

5. Uyesugi heads for a conference room where five employees had gathered for a meeting at 8 a.m.

6. Uyesugi shoots and kills Ron Kataoka, 50; John Sakamoto, 36; his supervisor, Melvin Lee, 58; Peter Mark, 46; and Ford Kanehira, 41.

7. Uyesugi exits the building through the back entrance and flees the area in a company van.


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