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Kansas factory shooting: Police confirm casualties in Hesston Kansas factory shooting: Police confirm four deaths in Hesston
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A mass shooting has taken place in the US state of Kansas, police say. Four people including the gunman have been killed in a shooting in the US state of Kansas, police say.
The suspected gunman was an employee at a lawnmower factory in the town of Hesston, police said. He was later killed by officers. The suspected attacker was an employee at a lawnmower factory in Hesston where the shooting happened, police said. He was later shot dead.
Up to 20 people were injured in the attack at the Excel Industries factory, County Sheriff T Walton said. Fourteen people were injured in the attack at the Excel Industries factory, County Sheriff T Walton said.
Sheriff Walton said up to four people may have been killed but local reporters tweeted that the only person confirmed dead was the gunman. The motive for the shooting was not believed to have any link to terrorism, the sheriff said.
Local TV station KSN-TV showed police vehicles at the factory and at least one person being loaded into an ambulance. He said there were "a number of crime scenes" involved in the incident.
'He looked right at me'
Factory employee Martin Espinoza described how the gunman, a colleague who he said usually had a calm demeanour, attempted to shoot him.Factory employee Martin Espinoza described how the gunman, a colleague who he said usually had a calm demeanour, attempted to shoot him.
The gunman pointed his gun at Mr Espinoza and pulled the trigger, but the weapon was empty. Mr Espinoza then ran away as the gunman took out a second gun.The gunman pointed his gun at Mr Espinoza and pulled the trigger, but the weapon was empty. Mr Espinoza then ran away as the gunman took out a second gun.
"I looked right at him and he looked right at me," Mr Espinoza said."I looked right at him and he looked right at me," Mr Espinoza said.
Another witness described scenes of panic.Another witness described scenes of panic.
"All I know is I'm seeing people running and so I'm assuming fire, and so I take a few steps and I hear pop, pop and I'm thinking just some paint cans or something going up, and more people running and all of a sudden, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop and I'm going, ahh, I start running too," said one man."All I know is I'm seeing people running and so I'm assuming fire, and so I take a few steps and I hear pop, pop and I'm thinking just some paint cans or something going up, and more people running and all of a sudden, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop and I'm going, ahh, I start running too," said one man.
The sheriff said there were "a number of crime scenes involved" in the incident.
"There's going to be a lot of sad people before this is over," he said.