BREAKING! 2 PEOPLE DEAD, multiple injuries at shooting in Hesston, Kansas; Employee shooter killed

There has been a shooting in Hesston, Kansas with multiple deaths and injuries.

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Update: This news organization says they know the name of the shooter, but won’t release it until the authorities confirm it:

From USA Today:

At least two people have died in a shooting at a lawn care products factory in Hesston, Kansas, according to various news reports.

News organizations report that “multiple fatalities” are being reported in the shooting at Excel Industries.

The alleged shooter is reported to be in critical condition, according to KSN.

Hesston College nearby is on lockdown due to the situation, KWCH is reporting.

Up to four people have been wounded in the shooting, KSN reports.

Hesston is about 36 miles northwest of Wichita.

Excel Industries is a family-owned business that was founded in 1960, according to the Kansas City Star. The company is a leading maker of turf-care products and distributes its mowing products through Hustler Turf Equipment and BIgDog Mower product lines, according to the company’s website.

Six shooting victims have been taken to Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita – two in serious condition, KSN was reporting.

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UPDATE:

The shooter has been identified as Cedric Ford:

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Here’s more from Heavy:

Cedric Ford, a painter at Excel Industries, is accused of opening fire on co-workers at the Hesston, Kansas, company on Thursday before he was fatally shot, KWCH-TV reports.

Shootings also occurred at a location in nearby Newton, along with other areas in Hesston. As many as four to seven people, including the gunman, were killed and as many as 20 people were wounded in the shootings, the Harvey County Sheriff T. Walton said at a press conference.

“This is just a horrible incident that has happened,” Walton said. “There’s going to be a lot of sad people here.”

Ford’s partner at the plant said no one saw this coming in an interview live on KWCH-TV. He said he recently bought a new truck and there was no indication that anything was wrong. The co-worker said he talked to Ford earlier Thursday.

Another co-worker told the news station he was a “nice” guy and it didn’t seem like he would do something like this.

Police have not said they have a motive for the shooting.

He lived in Newton, Kansas, the town where one of the shootings occurred. A trailer park was swarmed by officers about an hour after the initial shootings, KWCH reported.

Police with AR-15s and in body armor have swarmed the area, telling anyone in the home to come out with their hands-up.

According to online court records, Ford has a criminal record in Harvey County, Kansas. He was arrested on December 17, 2010, and charged with a parole violation, domestic battery, drug possession, possession of drug paraphernalia, traffic violations and theft.

The outcome of that case was not immediately available.

He also has a record in Florida, according to online court records in Broward County. He has convictions for distributing cocaine, battery, fleeing from police, burglary and theft, in Florida.

There ya go.

 


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