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Gunman on rampage at US factory Gunman on rampage at US factory
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Three people have been killed and five wounded after a gunman stormed a factory in the city of St Louis, Missouri, US police said. Three people were killed and five wounded when a gunman stormed a factory in the city of St Louis, Missouri, US police said.
Reports say workers at the ABB Power factory are hiding in offices and on the roof awaiting rescue. Reports said workers at the ABB Power factory were hiding in offices and on the roof awaiting rescue.
Police teams are scouring the factory, but it is unclear if the gunman is among the dead or is still at large. A fire department spokesman named the suspected shooter as Timothy Hendron, an employee who has filed a lawsuit against the company.
It is unclear if he is among the dead or still at large.
Of the injured, three were in a critical condition and two were in a fair condition, police said.Of the injured, three were in a critical condition and two were in a fair condition, police said.
The shooting started at 0630 local time (1230 GMT) police said.The shooting started at 0630 local time (1230 GMT) police said.
Local radio reported that the man had opened fire in the car park before storming the factory. Local radio reported that the suspect had opened fire in the car park before storming the factory.
Initial reports said one person had been killed, but the death toll was later updated. Legal dispute
The St Louis Post-Dispatch reported that police believed the gunman was dead and were waiting for his relatives to identify the body. However, this was not confirmed by police. Police said the suspect was armed with an assault rifle and a handgun.
Police Captain Sam Dotson earlier said they were searching the factory room by room. According to court documents, he was involved in a legal dispute over the firm's management of employees' retirement funds.
He said workers had sought safety on the roof, in boiler rooms and in broom closets. Mr Hendron and some of his co-workers accused ABB's pension-review committee of causing their retirement accounts to include investment options with unreasonable and excessive fees and expenses.
"It's a very large complex and it's connected to an even larger complex, so it's a very slow and methodical process and it will take several hours," he said. Police Captain Sam Dotson said officers were searching the factory room by room.
ABB spokesman Bob Fesmire could not confirm reports that the gunman was a former employee. "It's a very slow and methodical process and it will take several hours," he said.
"We can confirm that there was a shooting, but the information is still unclear," he told AFP news agency. About 40 to 50 workers were on the premises at the time, police said.
He said there may have been fewer workers at the plant on Thursday due to a blizzard and temperatures plunging to -11C (12F).
The factory is part of Swiss-based ABB engineering and makes power transformers.The factory is part of Swiss-based ABB engineering and makes power transformers.