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March 30, 2010 — Tarpon Springs

Arunya Rouch, a seafood specialist for Publix who had been fired earlier in the day, returned to the store and shot and killed co-worker Gregory Janowski.

She then walked into Publix, possibly looking to shoot someone else.

Tarpon Springs Police Sgt. Michael Trill responded and the building was evacuated. Trill found Rouch near the seafood aisle and the two exchanged gunfire, with Rouch firing first. Rouch, 41, survived four gunshot wounds and was eventually found guilty of murder. Read more

The jury rejected the defense claim that Rouch had been driven temporarily insane by months of alleged teasing and bullying from Janowski. She had threatened him and her bosses before she was fired.

This was the 23rd police shooting in Florida in 2010.

Four days earlier, five officers shot three people in Jacksonville .

One day later, one officer shot one person in Lakeland .

4 ways this case compares to others

  1. Rouch was shot after killing someone. Just five percent of shootings started with a homicide.
  2. Rouch fired shots at police, which happened in 15 percent of shootings.
  3. Rouch was armed with a firearm. That’s true of almost half the people shot.
  4. Rouch showed signs of mental instability. Almost a third of all shootings involved someone who appeared mentally unstable.

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