This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . The next check for changes will be
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/05/ohio-shooting-warehouse
The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Ohio police search for gunman after deadly warehouse shooting | Ohio police search for gunman after deadly warehouse shooting |
| (about 2 hours later) | |
| Shooter at large after killing one person and injuring five in what police call ‘a targeted type of attack’ near Columbus | Shooter at large after killing one person and injuring five in what police call ‘a targeted type of attack’ near Columbus |
| Authorities in Ohio were searching for a gunman on Wednesday after at least one person was killed and five others shot and injured at a warehouse in a Columbus suburb. | Authorities in Ohio were searching for a gunman on Wednesday after at least one person was killed and five others shot and injured at a warehouse in a Columbus suburb. |
| New Albany police named the suspect as Bruce Reginald Foster and described the Tuesday night shooting at a cosmetics warehouse as “a targeted type of attack”. | |
| The police chief, Greg Jones, said a firearm was found in the warehouse, from which about 150 employees were evacuated, and that he did not believe there was any further threat to the public. | The police chief, Greg Jones, said a firearm was found in the warehouse, from which about 150 employees were evacuated, and that he did not believe there was any further threat to the public. |
| “At this point, we have a person of interest, and we are working to locate them and bring them into custody,” Jones told reporters at a press conference. | “At this point, we have a person of interest, and we are working to locate them and bring them into custody,” Jones told reporters at a press conference. |
| “This has been a very tragic situation. Our thoughts go out to the victims, their families and everybody that works at this facility.” | “This has been a very tragic situation. Our thoughts go out to the victims, their families and everybody that works at this facility.” |
| Police were called to the warehouse about 15 miles north-east of central Columbus at about 10.30pm on Tuesday, Jones said, adding that the first officers to arrive witnessed employees scrambling to exit the building. | Police were called to the warehouse about 15 miles north-east of central Columbus at about 10.30pm on Tuesday, Jones said, adding that the first officers to arrive witnessed employees scrambling to exit the building. |
| One person was found dead, and five others who were shot were taken to local hospitals, according to Josh Poland, a spokesperson for the city of New Albany. | One person was found dead, and five others who were shot were taken to local hospitals, according to Josh Poland, a spokesperson for the city of New Albany. |
| There was no immediate confirmation of their condition on Wednesday. | There was no immediate confirmation of their condition on Wednesday. |
| Jones said it was not clear if Foster was an employee at the warehouse, where cosmetics and toiletries are manufactured and packaged, and where he said a large overnight staff was working. | Jones said it was not clear if Foster was an employee at the warehouse, where cosmetics and toiletries are manufactured and packaged, and where he said a large overnight staff was working. |
| He said interviews with witnesses were ongoing, but some were hampered by a language barrier, CBS News reported. | He said interviews with witnesses were ongoing, but some were hampered by a language barrier, CBS News reported. |
| “A lot of them didn’t know what happened. They weren’t aware of it until they were evacuated,” Jones said. | “A lot of them didn’t know what happened. They weren’t aware of it until they were evacuated,” Jones said. |
| The Associated Press contributed reporting | The Associated Press contributed reporting |