She says holding a special day for young people during the week is important. Nationwide, there's a trend for less violent deaths in the workplace. But that's NOT the case in Virginia. Murder or suicide caused 12 percent of workplace deaths in the U-S last year. But the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry says violence caused 23 percent of the deaths in state workplaces in 1998.
Suicides are way up.
Gunshots caused ten of the 14 suicides in '98. Mostly cloudy and cool with highs in the mid 50s. Rain developing tonight, lows in the mid 40s. Police believe they stopped a plot to kill a Montgomery County judge. Chapman is familiar with the court system.