The gunman, an employee at Excel Industries, was among the dead.
Police guard the front door of Excel Industries in Hesston, Kansas.- The victims were transported to area hospitals as family members rushed to the factory for news of their loved ones. One man said his 21-year-old nephew had been shot four times in the back and was taken to hospital.
- Witnesses reported seeing the gunman first shoot a woman in the parking lot of the factory before entering the assembly area and opening fire.
- Local media identified the gunman as Cedric Ford, who worked as a painter at the factory and had posted a picture of himself on Facebook with an assault rifle.
- Harvey County Sheriff T Walton said the number of victims could possibly rise to seven. He said the gunman, an employee at Excel Industries, was among the dead.
- At least four people were killed and up to 30 wounded when a gunman opened fire at a lawn mower factory in a small Kansas town, police has said.
Police guard the front door of Excel Industries in Hesston, Kansas.
The gunman, an employee at Excel Industries, was among the dead.
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