Gunman in El Nuevo Newsroom

The gunman who reportedly entered the Miami Herald building this morning was taken into police custory at about 2:30 pm, reportedly with no shots fired. The Herald covered the story as it unfolded within its own building and reported that the man was identified as Jose Varela, a cartoonist for...

By Frank Houston

November 24, 2006

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The gunman who reportedly entered the Miami Herald building this morning was taken into police custory at about 2:30 pm, reportedly with no shots fired.

The Herald covered the story as it unfolded within its own building and reported that the man was identified as Jose Varela, a cartoonist for the El Nuevo Herald who was terminated last February. Varela had barricaded himself in the office of El Nuevo Executive Editor Humberto Castellï¿½, the paper reported.

CBS4 has the story, too (without the annoying site registration hassle).-Frank Houston

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