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| Workplace shooting in Kansas leaves several people dead, including gunman | Workplace shooting in Kansas leaves several people dead, including gunman |
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| A workplace shooting in Hesston, Kansas, left multiple people dead, including the gunman, on Thursday afternoon, according to local law enforcement officials. | A workplace shooting in Hesston, Kansas, left multiple people dead, including the gunman, on Thursday afternoon, according to local law enforcement officials. |
| The shooting rampage happened at multiple locations, including Excel Industries, a manufacturer of turf care products in Harvey County, 35 miles north of Wichita, Sheriff T Walton told reporters at an early evening news conference. | The shooting rampage happened at multiple locations, including Excel Industries, a manufacturer of turf care products in Harvey County, 35 miles north of Wichita, Sheriff T Walton told reporters at an early evening news conference. |
| Walton said the shooter was an employee of Excel but declined to identify him or say how long he had worked for the company. | Walton said the shooter was an employee of Excel but declined to identify him or say how long he had worked for the company. |
| Asked how many fatalities there may be, Walton said: “We know the shooter is down. There could be as many as three or four others and possibly up to 20 people that have been injured.” | Asked how many fatalities there may be, Walton said: “We know the shooter is down. There could be as many as three or four others and possibly up to 20 people that have been injured.” |
| Walton said there may be as many as “five crime scenes”, noting that one person was shot while driving, another was shot in a parking lot and that police eventually responded to an “active shooter” situation inside Excel Industries. | Walton said there may be as many as “five crime scenes”, noting that one person was shot while driving, another was shot in a parking lot and that police eventually responded to an “active shooter” situation inside Excel Industries. |
| “There’s so many crime scenes and so many people,” Walton said, adding: “I understand how hard it is for everybody ... I don’t have a lot of answers ... There are a lot of shot victims.” | “There’s so many crime scenes and so many people,” Walton said, adding: “I understand how hard it is for everybody ... I don’t have a lot of answers ... There are a lot of shot victims.” |
| Family members of employees were gathering near the shooting early Thursday evening. | Family members of employees were gathering near the shooting early Thursday evening. |
| “We’re waiting until I can see my daughter come out,” one woman told local news station KSN live just after 6pm local time. “We couldn’t understand her a whole lot. She was like, ‘Mom, I need you here. There’s been a shooting.” | “We’re waiting until I can see my daughter come out,” one woman told local news station KSN live just after 6pm local time. “We couldn’t understand her a whole lot. She was like, ‘Mom, I need you here. There’s been a shooting.” |
| The nearby Hesston College campus was on lockdown early Thursday evening with a note on its website saying: “Lockdown will continue until shooter is in custody.” | The nearby Hesston College campus was on lockdown early Thursday evening with a note on its website saying: “Lockdown will continue until shooter is in custody.” |
| Hesston is a small town of about 3,700 residents. | Hesston is a small town of about 3,700 residents. |
| Ron Johnson, who said he works in the weld shop at the plant, told local news station KAKE during a live interview that he was in the building when he started hearing shots. “I thought I was hearing explosions. I see a mob of people just running out, and then ‘pop, pop, pop, pop, pop’.” | Ron Johnson, who said he works in the weld shop at the plant, told local news station KAKE during a live interview that he was in the building when he started hearing shots. “I thought I was hearing explosions. I see a mob of people just running out, and then ‘pop, pop, pop, pop, pop’.” |
| Johnson continued: “A guy that I work side by side with got one through the arm,” noting that he saw eight or nine people with injuries. “In a little town like Hesston, who would’ve ever guessed? I’m thankful to be alive.” | Johnson continued: “A guy that I work side by side with got one through the arm,” noting that he saw eight or nine people with injuries. “In a little town like Hesston, who would’ve ever guessed? I’m thankful to be alive.” |
| Walton told reporters that the sheriff’s office just recently had a meeting about how to respond to an active shooter situation. “Everybody thinks it can’t happen here, but it’s in those places that it can’t happen that it happens ... You’ve got to wake up, because it can happen.” | Walton told reporters that the sheriff’s office just recently had a meeting about how to respond to an active shooter situation. “Everybody thinks it can’t happen here, but it’s in those places that it can’t happen that it happens ... You’ve got to wake up, because it can happen.” |