REJECTION CITED IN DEATH; EX-BOSS: JOB TURNDOWN MAY HAVE PROMPTED SHOOTING.Byline: David Greenberg The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. and Lisa Mascaro Daily News Staff Writer A computer company executive shot to death by a fired employee may have been targeted because he had told the worker there was no place for him in the firm, his business partner said Thursday. Sheldon Snyder, who helped found Postal Innovations Inc. three years ago, had recently told the suspect, Mikhail Khaimchayev, he would not be rehired for any of several job vacancies, said co-owner Steve Simone. ``When he called for a job request, it was Sheldon who told him there was nothing available for him,'' Simone said. ``It was a fluke fluke, parasitic flatworm of the trematoda class, related to the tapeworm. Instead of the cilia, external sense organs, and epidermis of the free-living flatworms, adult flukes have sucking disks with which they cling to their hosts and an external cuticle that . It would have been me if I was there. Obviously, this individual was disturbed.'' Khaimchayev, 29, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of murder in the slaying of Snyder, who died Wednesday when he was shot several times at point-blank range the extent of the apparent right line of a ball discharged. See also: Point-blank with a 9 mm handgun. The suspect then shot himself in the abdomen, but he is expected to survive. The District Attorney's Office said it expects to file charges against Khaimchayev as soon as the Ventura County's Sheriff's Department turns over the case, possibly today. ``I would anticipate we would file charges (this afternoon) when he's arraigned or whenever they bring the case to us for filing,'' said Deputy District Attorney Richard Holmes Richard Holmes is the name of:
Friends and co-workers gathered Thursday at the Camarillo company and recalled Snyder as an intelligent and loving man, as well as a workaholic work·a·hol·ic n. One who has a compulsive and unrelenting need to work. who was the driving force behind the company. They said Wednesday was to have been special for Snyder, whose best friend's wife had just given birth at a Simi Valley hospital Simi Valley Hospital (SVH) is a Seventh-day Adventist hospital located located in Simi Valley, California. SVH is a member of Adventist Health. New Construction Simi Valley Hospital is in the process of building a new wing to the hospital. . He had planned to visit the couple after work. ``He was always good with kids,'' said longtime friend Wynn Sulc, who added that Snyder was building a home in Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. and hoped to one day have a family of his own. ``He had a very big heart,'' Sulc said. ``His friends were his family. . . . He was like a brother to me.'' Snyder's sister and father live in Simi Valley, but were too distraught dis·traught adj. 1. Deeply agitated, as from emotional conflict. 2. Mad; insane. [Middle English, alteration of distract, past participle of distracten, Thursday to speak about their loss. His mother was said to be on her way to Ventura County from Pennsylvania. Simone said he also felt a kinship with Snyder, whom he had known for 15 years. ``He was my brother,'' Simone said. ``He was at every one of my holiday (celebrations.) We traveled together - vacation, business.'' Simone praised his colleague's skilled expertise in the computer field, and his ability to lead the company and its employees. ``He was one of the leading-edge programmers. I knew if I could team with him, we would be able to develop a successful software development company,'' said Simone. ``This company hinged on his knowledge and support.'' Snyder had helped build the company, which creates computer hardware and software for a variety of high-profile clients, including the U.S. Postal Service The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) processes and delivers mail to individuals and businesses within the United States. The service seeks to improve its performance through the development of efficient mail-handling systems and operates its own planning and engineering programs. . It employs about 35 people at offices in Camarillo, Raleigh, N.C., and Washington, D.C. Snyder routinely spent 80 hours a week at work - dividing his time between Postal Innovations and Specialty Truss, a Canyon Country business he co-owned with his best friend, John Westrup. ``He was very high energy, ambitious,'' said Sulc, who often played tennis with Synder during their lunch hour. ``He had his whole life ahead of him. It makes no sense at all. I'm trying to cope with it.'' Authorities said Snyder was shot in his spacious office about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday by Khaimchayev, who had worked briefly at the company 10 months ago. The Ventura County medical examiner A public official charged with investigating all sudden, suspicious, unexplained, or unnatural deaths within the area of his or her appointed jurisdiction. A medical examiner differs from a Coroner in that a medical examiner is a physician. said Thursday that Snyder died a short time later from wounds to his torso from a 9 mm handgun. The suspect was transported in critical condition to St. John's Regional Medical Center St. John's Regional Medical Center may refer to: In the United States:
``He's under guard,'' said sheriff's Capt. Keith Parks Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Rodney Park, GCB, KBE, MC and Bar, DFC, RAF (15 June 1892 - 6 February 1975) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force in the Second World War. . ``When the doctor clears him for booking in (county) jail medical ward, at that point he'll be moved.'' Simone said the inability of Khaimchayev, a Russian immigrant, to speak fluent English and handle the computer programming assignments led to his termination from temporary employment last spring. ``I had difficulty understanding him,'' Simone said. ``That's part of the reason I didn't keep him.'' While most of the 20 workers in the Camarillo office were told not to return to work until Monday, Denise Asvitt, the company's chief financial officer, who was home sick with the flu on the day of the shooting, came in Thursday to complete payroll duties. ``For me, it's attempting to get us back on keel keel 1. the ventrally directed large surface of the bird's sternum, the site of attachment of the major muscles of flight. Called also carina. 2. the prominent area over the sternum in Dachshunds. ,'' she said. ``We've got to do this, to make sure other (employees) don't suffer too much as a result of it.'' Daily News Staff Writer Don Holland contributed to this story. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO (Color) Sheldon Snyder Shot at Camarillo company |
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