Yountville Veterans Home Where 3 Were Killed Needed More Security

NAPA VALLEY, CA -- The Yountville Veterans Home where three people were killed in March received recommendations eight years ago to heighten security. The Sacramento Bee reported the California Highway Patrol made several recommendations to the facility in 2010, also noting that there wasn't security at the front gate.

Three employees were taken hostage in March after a former resident, Albert Wong, opened fire at the facility. The victims, identified as Jennifer Golick, 42, clinical director, of St. Helena, Napa County; Christine Loeber, 48, executive director, of Napa; and Jennifer Gonzales Shushereba, 32, clinical psychologist, all died.

The Sacramento Bee reported the report by the CHP noted the facility had "few security cameras," "inadequate fencing along the campus perimeter," and "spotty use of panic buttons and alarms at key buildings."

The CHP is still investigating the incident, the Sacramento Bee reported.

Read the full Sacramento Bee story here.

--Photo of Yountville Veterans Home by Al Francis

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