ABSTRACT
This chapter presents a case study of the Byran Koji Uyesugi. Uyesugi started working as a technician for Xerox in 1984. Uyesugi’s hot temper was said to have led to his threatening the lives of some co-workers. In 1993, he was arrested for damaging an elevator door and charged with third degree criminal property damage. The shooting rampage by Byran Uyesugi led to a new Hawaii law requiring doctors to disclose information concerning the mental state of those seeking to purchase guns. Workplace killings and mass murder, such as perpetrated by Byran Uyesugi, have become all too common in society, with many of the same dynamics from crime scene tragedy to killer motivation to victimization. In virtually every instance of mass murder in the workplace, the offenders are heavily armed in order to have the most lethal means for a successful mass attack.
