Cupertino Shooting

Cupertino quarry shooting suspect who killed 3, wounded 7 still on loose. Schools are on lockdown, SWAT teams are dashing door to door and armed police are standing at alert on neighborhood corners along the Cupertino-Sunnyvale border as an intense hunt continues Wednesday morning for a man suspected of a shooting rampage that began at a Cupertino quarry, leaving three people dead and six injured.

A seventh victim -- a woman -- was shot and injured nearby when the suspect tried to commandeer her car.

The suspect, identified as a heavy equipment operator at Lehigh Southwest Cement Permanente Plant, fled on foot into the neighborhood around Homestead Road and Tantau Avenue where the manhunt, including helicopters and dogs, began.

The motive is uncertain, but those who know suspect Shareef Allman, 45, couldn't be more shocked. Along with his day job at the quarry, Allman produced a community TV show called "Real 2 Real" for CreaTV in San Jose and was "spreading the word on non-violence," said Suzanne St. John-Crane, CreaTV's executive director. He was a mediator. He's just a person that would try to resolve conflict. I just can't believe it."

He also has written a book called "Amazing Grace," a book intended to empower women against domestic violence. Rose Douglas, a neighbor of Allman's at the Stonegate apartment complex on Renaissance Drive in north San Jose, said Allman had been upset recently because he had been moved from the day shift to the night shift, which interfered with his plans to spend more time with his daughter.

Santa Clara Police Sgt. Ray Carreira said Wednesday morning that police believe they have Allman "contained" in the area of Homestead and Tantau. Police, with guns drawn, were seen moving in on a house on Lorne Way.

"He is armed and dangerous," Santa Clara County sheriff's Sgt. Jose Cardoza said.

At the cement plant, relatives of workers gathered in hopes that their loved ones survived the shooting. At midmorning, with dozens of family members and media gathered, one woman let out a scream and fainted backwards.

At 4:30 a.m., armed with a handgun and a rifle, the suspect interrupted a meeting on the property, where the bloodbath began.

One of the shooting victims was taken to Stanford Medical Center, two were taken to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. Both are male, one in good condition, one in fair condition.

Schools in the area scrambled to keep their students safe and inform parents whether to keep the children at home.

Laurelwood Elementary School evacuated at 7:45 a.m. and the school remained on "code blue" alert, according to teacher aide Eric Guzman. Good Samaritan Preschool on Homestead Road had children in lockdown with a staffer posted at every door, school director Suspect interviews the Rev. Jesse Jackson for CreaTV.