Former Fox News Employee 'Accuses Outlet of Ruining His Life' and Then Shoots Himself Dead Outside Channel's New York HQ After Being Asked to leave
- Phillip Perea, 41, of Irving, Texas, shot himself once in the chest just before 9 a.m. outside the building in Manhattan's midtown
- He was taken to nearby Bellevue Hospital in critical condition, but died
- Mr Perea had worked for a Fox station in Austin as a promotions producer
- Fired last year and launched a social media campaign in response
Daily Mail UK, 26 January 2015
A former Fox News employee has shot himself dead outside the company's New York headquarters after accusing the news channel of 'ruining his life.'
Phillip Perea, 41, of Irving, Texas, shot himself once in the chest just before 9 a.m. outside the building in Manhattan's midtown.
Mr Perea had worked for a Fox station in Austin as a promotions producer.
Phillip Perea, 41, of Irving, Texas, shot himself once in the chest just before 9 a.m. outside the building in Manhattan's midtown
Mr Perea been handing out fliers, which criticized his employer for having 'ended my career,' an official said
He was told to leave by security guards but then he shot himself.
Mr Perea criticized Fox News on his Twitter page and posted this photo (pictured) on Friday
Mr Perea had what appeared to be a suicide note in his pocket.
Mr Perea criticized Fox News on his Twitter page writing statements such as 'will be homeless thanks to FOX lies. Is this the America you want?'
He also wrote other statements including 'tomorrow the battle for liberty begins' as well as tweeting media figures asking them 'Will you take FOX executives into the no spin zone?'
Mr Perea posted dozens of videos on YouTube in which he states why he believes he was fired from Fox News last year.
The lengthy clips, uploaded to YouTube between July of last year and Monday morning, have recordings of alleged conversations between Perea and coworkers.
The most recent video starts with the chilling intro 'you can murder a man without killing him' before segueing into another screen where he claims 'righteous cause demands a martyr.'
The building on Sixth avenue houses News Corp arms such as Fox News, Dow Jones & Company and The Wall Street Journal.