Former Employee Commits Suicide At Fox Headquarters in NYC

A former employee of a Fox station in Texas shot and killed himself outside the front doors of the News Corporation building shortly before 9 a.m. Monday, a law-enforcement official said.

The building houses 21st Century Fox and News Corporation, which owns The Wall Street Journal.

The man, Phillip Perea, 41 years old, of Irving, Texas, shot himself once in the chest outside of 1211 Avenue of the Americas, the official said. Mr. Perea had previously worked for Fox7 in Austin, Texas as a promotions producer, police said.

Perea had also been handing out fliers, which criticized his employer for having “ended my career,” moments before he shot himself, the official said.

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