PHOENIX – An Arizona truck driver was sentenced to 29 years in prison last week for trying to kill his former boss in a workplace shooting, authorities said.

Zane James Hammond, 34, received his sentence on July 31 after pleading guilty in November 2024 to one count each of attempted first-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder.

Hammond, who was based in Tucson, quit his job as a commercial truck driver after a minor customer dispute before the workplace shooting, according to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, which released surveillance and police video of the Nov. 1, 2023, incident on Friday.

What did Arizona truck driver do to earn 29 years in prison?

Prosecutors said Hammond drove to his former employer’s headquarters in Phoenix to confront company leaders while arme

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