1 dead, 5 injured in Texas office shooting
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The suspect, an employee at the Kent Moore Cabinets location, has been arrested
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First responders work at the scene of the apprehension of a suspect at a residence in Bedias, Texas, Thursday, April 8, 2021, following a shooting at Kent Moore Cabinets in Bryan, Texas. | Photo Credit:
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The suspect, an employee at the Kent Moore Cabinets location, has been arrested One person was killed and five people were wounded in the wake of a shooting at a cabinet-making business in Bryan, Texas, authorities said, and a state trooper was later shot during a manhunt that resulted in the suspected shooter being taken into custody.
Published April 9, 2021, 8:20 AM
One person was dead and several in critical condition following a shooting at a business in Texas Thursday, just hours after US President Joe Biden called gun violence an “epidemic” and unveiled plans to tackle the crisis.
Barricades block the road leading up to the entrance of Kent Moore Cabinets in Bryan, Texas after a mass shooting at the facility on on on on April 8, 2021. (Photo by Sam Craft / AFP)
The suspect was “in custody,” according to the police department in the east Texas town of Bryan where the attack took place.
Officials said the individual shot and wounded one officer following the incident and was an employee of the cabinetry manufacturer where he carried out the shooting.
United States: One dead, multiple victims wounded in Texas shooting Updated Apr 09, 2021 | 06:17 IST
Officials said the individual shot and wounded one officer following the incident and was an employee of the cabinetry manufacturer where he carried out the shooting. Police responded to a shooting at Kent Moore Cabinets on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Bryan, Texas | Photo Credit: AP
One person was dead and several in critical condition following a shooting at a business in Texas Thursday, just hours after US President Joe Biden called gun violence an epidemic and unveiled plans to tackle the crisis.
The suspect was in custody, according to the police department in the east Texas town of Bryan where the attack took place.
BRYAN, TEXAS A man opened fire Thursday at a Texas cabinet-making company where he worked, killing one person and wounding five others before shooting and wounding a state trooper prior to his arrest, authorities said. Bryan Police Chief Eric Buske told reporters he believes the suspect, whose name wasn t immediately released, is an employee at the Kent Moore Cabinets location where the shooting happened. He said investigators believe the man was solely responsible for the attack, which happened around 2:30 p.m., and that he was gone by the time officers arrived. Two of the five people who were wounded at the business were hospitalized in critical condition, while three others were in serious but stable condition, according to a hospital statement. During the manhunt for the suspect, he shot and wounded a state trooper, who was hospitalized in serious but stable condition, the Texas Department of Public Safety said on Twitter.
State trooper wounded before arrest of suspect who worked at company, officials say
First responders work at the scene of the apprehension of a suspect at a residence in Bedias, Texas, following a shooting at Kent Moore Cabinets in Bryan, Texas. Photograph: Michael Miller/AP
First responders work at the scene of the apprehension of a suspect at a residence in Bedias, Texas, following a shooting at Kent Moore Cabinets in Bryan, Texas. Photograph: Michael Miller/AP
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Thu 8 Apr 2021 22.00 EDT
A man opened fire Thursday at a Texas cabinet-making company where he worked, killing one person and wounding five others before shooting and wounding a state trooper prior to his arrest, authorities said.