Gunman slays three in central Kansas, injures more than a dozen others
- 8 years ago
HESSTON, KANSAS — A gunman opened fire at multiple locations in Kansas, killing three people and injuring 14 others on Thursday.
The gunman has been identified as 38-year-old Cedric Ford of Newton. It is believed he was armed with a .223-caliber assault-style rifle and a pistol.
He was driving when he began the attack in the town of Newton, where he shot two drivers and stole one of the victim's car and drove to Excel Industries where Ford previously worked, Reuters reported.
Most of the shootings took place at the factory in Hesston. It was not immediately clear whether Ford had been recently fired.
"This is a horrible situation my friends, just terrible," Reuters quoted Harvey County Sheriff T. Walton as saying. "There were some things that triggered this particular individual."
Authorities say Ford appears to have opened fire at random, despite the fact that many of the victims were his coworkers.
Ford was shot dead by the first law enforcement officer on .
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The gunman has been identified as 38-year-old Cedric Ford of Newton. It is believed he was armed with a .223-caliber assault-style rifle and a pistol.
He was driving when he began the attack in the town of Newton, where he shot two drivers and stole one of the victim's car and drove to Excel Industries where Ford previously worked, Reuters reported.
Most of the shootings took place at the factory in Hesston. It was not immediately clear whether Ford had been recently fired.
"This is a horrible situation my friends, just terrible," Reuters quoted Harvey County Sheriff T. Walton as saying. "There were some things that triggered this particular individual."
Authorities say Ford appears to have opened fire at random, despite the fact that many of the victims were his coworkers.
Ford was shot dead by the first law enforcement officer on .
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