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| Kansas shooting: Gunman kills three people in Hesston | Kansas shooting: Gunman kills three people in Hesston |
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| A gunman has killed three people and wounded 14 more before being shot dead in the US state of Kansas, police say. | |
| Ten people were left critically injured at a lawnmower factory in Hesston on Thursday, where the attacker worked. | |
| Police say the gunman, Cedric Ford, had been served a court order hours before, which may have been the trigger. | |
| The attack comes less than a week after a man was charged with killing six people and wounding two others during a shooting rampage in Michigan. | The attack comes less than a week after a man was charged with killing six people and wounding two others during a shooting rampage in Michigan. |
| A number of mass shootings in the United States have elevated gun control as a campaign issue in this year's presidential election. | A number of mass shootings in the United States have elevated gun control as a campaign issue in this year's presidential election. |
| 'Random' Michigan shootings kill six | 'Random' Michigan shootings kill six |
| Obama considers unilateral action on gun violence | Obama considers unilateral action on gun violence |
| Local police say the gunman, identified as 38-year-old Cedric Ford, began shooting at around 17:00 local time in the town of Newton. | |
| Harvey county's Sheriff T Walton said the attack happened hours after the suspect was served a "protection from abuse" order - a civil court order telling a person not to have contact with someone - suggesting it could be a possible motive. | |
| "I believe that probably is the trigger, and it went from there," Sheriff Walton told reporters on Friday. | |
| He had a history of convictions for previous offenses, including burglary, theft and fleeing a police officer, according to public records. | |
| 'He looked right at me' | |
| The gunman shot a truck driver in the shoulder, and another man in the leg as he drove towards the Excel Industries site where he worked. | |
| He then opened fire in the car park, killing one person, before killing two more people inside the factory site. | |
| 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 weapon 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 weapon 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. |