Workplace violence reared its ugly head in Caroline, VA, recently when a school maintenance supervisor was gunned down in his office.

Police report that 66-year-old Thomas E. Monroe, a former maintenance employee, was charged with the murder of 51-year-old David S. Ganoe Jr. The victim was Monroe’s boss, and the shooting occurred the day after Monroe was fired.

Monroe is accused of entering Ganoe’s office on Nov. 17 and shooting him several times following an argument. According to police, Monroe later turned himself in. Both the accused and victim worked for the Caroline County public school system.

School officials did not disclose the reason Monroe was fired, and no information was given about what “personal issues” Monroe had with Ganoe.