UPDATED: Accent Signage Owner Dies In Shooting: #9 Top Story of 2012
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UPDATED: Accent Signage Owner Dies In Shooting: #9 Top Story of 2012
We're counting down the most inspiring, popular, interesting and tragic stories of the year.
On Sept. 27, Reuven Rahamim, 61, went to work at the company he founded, Accent Signage Systems. Late that afternoon, an employee that had just been fired took out a gun and shot Rahamim and other Accent employees. Andrew Engeldinger then shot himself. Six employees and the gunman died as a result of the shootings that day. In the days after the shooting, family members, friends and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak talked about what a wonderful man Rahamim was. In late October, his family members said the business will continue. Late last month, the Southwest Journal reported that members of the Bryn Mawr neighborhood are discussing a memorial to the shooting victims and a possible gathering to honor them next summer. After the shooting at …
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
READ: 911 Transcript from Mpls. Shooting That Killed St. Louis Park Man
The City of Minneapolis released the document Tuesday showing conversations between emergency dispatch staff and people at the scene of the Sept. 17 shootings at Accent Signage that left Reuven Rahamim and 6 others, including the shooter, dead.
Reuven Rahamim, 61, the founder of Accent Signage Systems who was killed Sept. 27 in a workplace shooting, called St. Louis Park home. Rahamim lived on Basswood Road in the Fern Hill Neighborhood. He also attended the Beth El Synagogue, where he was on the board of directors. According to the Star Tribune, Rahamim and four others were shot and killed by Andrew Engeldinger, who apparently had just lost his job. Engeldinger then took his own life. He was dealing with mental illness, the paper reports. See More:
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Monday, October 1, 2012
Funeral Escort Injured in Crash
Kent Stahel was riding a motorcycle in the procession for one of the victims of Thursday's Minneapolis workplace shooting.
A 66-year-old man—who was helping lead the funeral procession for one of the victims of Thursday's Minneapolis workplace shooting—was seriously injured Sunday in St. Louis Park when he crashed his motorcycle into a truck. Kent Edward Stahel, of St. Paul, was turning left onto Minnetonka Boulevard from Kentucky Avenue when he slammed into a truck that was already in the intersection. Stahel had red and blue lights flashing, according to a police report. He was alert after the accident, according to a witness, but was bleeding profusely and taken to the Hennepin County Medical Center. He is currently in satisfactory condition, a hospital spokeswoman said. The driver of the truck, 31-year-old Juan Sanchez Ramirez, of St. Louis Park, was …
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Rahamim Was 'Wonderful, Kind and Always Cheerful'
Reuven Rahamim was shot and killed at Accent Signage Systems in Minneapolis on Thursday.
Editor's Note: This article was written by Bradley Machov and originally posted on TCJewfolk.com. It has been re-posted with permission. This past Thursday, September 27, 2012, local Jewish community leader Reuven Rahamim was shot and killed inside his Accent Signage Systemscompany office. When asked about him, those who knew him described him as wonderful, kind, and always cheerful. He was also the sweetest, nicest, most generous person you could meet. Yet if told these attributes he would’ve listened with a smile on his face, then laughed them off, passing off to others any credit for his accomplishments. His humility and generosity of spirit made him the type of person that few are, yet all aspire to be. His death is a great and …
Shooting at Minneapolis Business, TCF Bank Robbery and 46 Guns Found: West Metro Crime Report
A wrap-up of police, fire and court incidents in the west metro for the week of Sept. 23-29, 2012, including report promoting prostitution and drug possessions.
The following is a collection of articles that recently appeared on Patch sites in Eden Prairie, Edina, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Richfield, Southwest Minneapolis, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Click on the headline to read the full story. Gunman Opens Fire, Kills Four, Self at Minneapolis Business A shooting Thursday at a Minneapolis neighborhood business has sent ripples throughout the Twin Cities as victims are identified. The suspect, who witnesses said was released from his job earlier that day, killed himself. Man Gets 28 Months in Prison For Robbing Strip Club Patron Antonio James Jackson was charged with robbing a man earlier this summer and sentenced on Aug. 31. Two Charged …
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Sunday, September 30, 2012
Rabbi, Daughter Remember SLP Shooting Victim (AUDIO)
A service for Reuven Rahamim was held Sunday at Beth El Synagogue.
More than 1,000 people gathered Sunday at Beth El Synagogue to remember a St. Louis Park man who was shot and killed in a Minneapolis workplace shooting on Thursday, the Associated Press reports. Reuven Rahamim, 61, the founder of Accent Signage Systems, lived on Basswood Road in the Fern Hill Neighborhood. He also attended Beth El, where he was on the board of directors. "Reuven had everyone's back," Rabbi Alexander Davis said, according to the AP. "He was present in everyone's lives, and he wanted to make a difference in the world." (You can listen to eulogies from Rabbi Davis and Rahamim's daughter, Miya, by clicking on the videos above.) Rahamim will be buried later this week in his native Israel. In a statement, the synagogue said, "…
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Families Mourn Fathers and Sons: Pick of Our Patches
This week's selection also includes tongue-in-cheek names for a suburb's neighborhoods, the results of an investigation into an officer's death and a perfume heist.
Editor's Note: Every week we provide a recap of the top stories from the following Patch sites: Edina, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Richfield, Southwest Minneapolis, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Six of our Patch towns had connections to Thursday's shooting at Accent Signage Systems in Minneapolis. Shooting Victim From SLP Was a 'Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather' Reuven Rahamim attended St. Louis Park's Beth El Synagogue, where he was on the board of directors. Spring Lake Park Man among 6 Killed in Minneapolis, MN Shooting 'Nice UPS Man' Keith Basinski died at Access Signage in Bryn Mawr neighborhood—'wrong place, wrong time,' according to police. Maple Grove Man Identified as …
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Friday, September 28, 2012
Beth El Remembers Congregant Killed in Minneapolis Shooting
Reuven Rahamim was "an active member" of the synagogue and "a good friend to many."
St. Louis Park's Beth El Synagogue is mourning the loss of one of its members after Thursday's shooting at a Minneapolis workplace. Reuven Rahamim, 61, the founder of Accent Signage Systems, was described as a "beloved husband, father, grandfather" and member of the "congregational family." Rahamim lived in St. Louis Park and served on Beth El's board of directors. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the Rahamim family and the families of all of those killed and injured," said Beth El Rabbi Alexander Davis in an email. "We pray they know comfort and healing in the days ahead." Davis added that Rahamim was "a wonderful husband, father, grandfather. He was not just an active member here but a good friend to many. He was generous and kind-…
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Mayor Rybak Praises Rahamim, Says He Was a 'Tremendous Leader'
Reuven Rahamim, the founder of Accent Signage Systems and a St. Louis Park resident, was killed Thursday in a workplace shooting.
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak had nothing but kind words on Friday for Reuven Rahamim, a 61-year-old St. Louis Park resident and founder of Accent Signage Systems who was killed Thursday in a workplace shooting. "He was born in Israel and came to this country to live the American dream—and did," Rybak said. Rybak, who, along with Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), toured Rahamim's business in August, posted on Facebook that "Reuven was so proud of everything that he and his family have built in this country, and he had a right to be." In March, Rahamim—at the mayor's invitation—went to the White House with fellow Twin Cities area business leaders and the White House Business Council. He discussed how the government and the private sector can …
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