New York Shooter's Note: "Have a nice day"

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Source: Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The gunman who killed 13 people and himself in a New York state immigrant center sent a letter to a television station before his shooting spree that ended with the words "And you have a nice day."

Jiverly Wong, a 41-year-old Vietnamese immigrant, wore body armor into the Binghamton building where he had been studying English and opened fire on immigrants taking an exam to become U.S. citizens.

"I am Jiverly Wong shooting the people," began the letter sent to News 10 Now of Syracuse, New York.

He included photos of himself with two handguns -- possibly the two he used in the attack.

Wong apologized for his poor English in the rambling, hand-written letter of two pages.

"Of course you need to know why I shooting?" he wrote, but then never fully explained the reason. He made some unclear references to police harassment he received in New York and California before ending with the salutation, "And you have a nice day."

Binghamton Police Chief Joseph Zikuski said on Saturday no motive for the shooting had been determined but he confirmed reports that Wong had felt degraded by his inability to speak English and by a recent job loss.

The letter was dated March 18, more than two weeks before the attack.

more: http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE5363ZP20090407

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1. Full Transcript:

Date March 18 2009

Dear NEW TEN NOW

I am Jiverly Wong Shooting the people.

The first I want to say sorry I know a little English. I hope you understand all of this. Of course you need to know why I shooting? Because undercover cop gave me a lot of ass during eighteen years I got seven years and eight month delivery to grocery in the California came back New York on the August 2007.

Let talk about when I live in California. Such as...cop used 24 hours the technique of ultramodern and camera for burn the chemical in my house. For switch the channel time...For adjust the fan. For made me unbreathable. For made me vomit. For connect the music into my ear.

Undercover cop usual coined some nasty was not true about me and spread a rumour to the receiver and some people know me conduce toward many people predudiced and selfish to me...cop made me lost my job...cop put me became poor.

Let talk about when I live at the 28 Baker St. 2nd Floor, Johnson City, New York 13790. It terrible when I live there such as...cop wait until midnight when I off the light and went to the bed. Cop unlock my door and came in take a sit in my room ((cop did it thirteen time on the year 1994 )) on the thirteen time had three time touch me when I sleeping. One time stolen 20 dollar in my wallet. One time used electric gun shoot at the behind my neck. (That time I did not know English)

Please continue second page thank you.

Page 2

From 1990 to 1995 New York undercover cop try to get a car accident with me. Such as when I driving on the highway and on the street undercover cop sunddenly brake the car stop immediately at the of front my car...cop did it 32 time like that during 1990 to 1995 but I never hit the car.

Many time from 1990 to 1997 at the day time...cop exploit unknow English and went to my house knock the door for harass and domineer. Of course during that time cop coined something was not true about me and spread a rumour nasty like the California cop.

From August 2007 until now cop gave me not to much ass only one time cop leave a massage in my voice mail and said (( come back your country )) after five minute I send a text massage to them I said I will call the police and they send it back to me they said they are the police.

Dear New Ten Now. Right now I still get unemploment benefit of the company Shop Vac Endicott. New York State Department of Labor was cheat and unpaid from December 1st 2008 to December 28th 2008 I already claim weekly benefit from that date.

Any way I can not accepted my poor life. Before I cut my poor life I must oneself get a judge job for make an impartial with undercover cop by at least two people with me go to return to the dust of earth.

Already impartial now..cop bring about this shooting. cop must responsible. And you have a nice day.

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[jwirr]

6. He sounds extremely paranoid. Probably misreading incidents that

had nothing to do with what he is thinking. Imagining cops, etc. Delusional.

[TheWraith]

2. According to reports from people he knew, the man was mentally ill.

He apparently believed that the police entered his bedroom to touch him while he was sleeping, stole $20 out of his wallet, and other things.

[tekisui]

4. That's what the transcript suggests.

He seems very paranoid. Too bad he couldn't have gotten some mental health treatment.

[TheWraith]

7. Ain't that the truth. nt

[slackmaster]

3. Isolated, paranoid, tortured man

I imagine the individuals he chose to take with him were ones who had insulted or teased him in some way, real or imagined.

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