Authorities said four people — including a gunman — were killed in the shootings at several locations, including a turf production plant.
Harvey County Sheriff T. Walton said the shooter was an employee at turf product company Excel Industries, the site of the final shooting scenes in Hesston, Kansas.
Four people were killed, including the gunman, and 14 others shot in the attack, Walton said. The gunman was killed by an officer, he added, and at least five people remained in critical condition Thursday night. None of them have been officially identified.
Officials earlier said more people had been injured, then revised their count.
Authorities first received a report around 5 p.m. that a driver had fired at another car, leaving a man shot in the shoulder. Another shooting took place further up the road, leaving a victim shot in the leg, and the suspect then took the victim's truck, Walton said.
The gunman then shot another person at the Excel Industries parking lot, Walton said. He then entered the building and continued to open fire. In all, 15 people were shot inside the building, Walton said.
"This is just a horrible incident here," Walton said. "There's going to be a lot of sad people before this is all over."
The first deputy who arrived entered the building while the gunman was shooting, Walton added. They exchanged fire, and the suspect was killed.
"Even though [the officer] took fire, he went inside that place and saved multiple multiple lives," Walton said. "A hero as far as I'm concerned."
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An employee at Excel Industries who identified himself only as Matt said he was work partners with the shooter.
The employee said he was taking a break when he heard someone yell, "Hey," and saw his coworker with an assault rifle strapped to his shoulder.
"He was ready to go," Matt told KWCH-TV.
The witness said the shooter, his partner in the paint department, fire a few rounds before going into the building.
The shooter had been acting normally earlier in the day, he said.
"Never would've through in a million years that this guy would've done it," Matt said.
Matt said the shooter had just purchased a new truck but showed up to Excel Industries in a different truck.
SOURCE: BuzzFeed
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