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Three people, including gunman, killed in shooting at UPS facility in Alabama | Three people, including gunman, killed in shooting at UPS facility in Alabama |
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A gunman opened fire inside a UPS facility in Birmingham, Ala., on Tuesday morning, killing two people before taking his own life, officials said. | |
This gunman had recently been fired, police said. He was “still wearing his UPS uniform” at the time of the shooting, A.C. Roper, chief of the Birmingham Police Department, said in a morning news conference. | |
Authorities were called to the scene shortly after 9:20 a.m. (local time) to respond to multiple calls regarding an active shooter at the building, Roper said. By the time they arrived, the shooting was over. | |
Police found the body of the gunman along with the bodies of two other victims, Roper said. | |
“When these people came into work today, they had no idea this would be their last day on Earth,” he said. “No one was doing anything risky. They were just people working at their job.” | |
While it is too early in the investigation to comment on a possible motivation, authorities “have a pretty good idea” about what happened, Roper e said. | |
No other people were hurt, he said. | No other people were hurt, he said. |
UPS shooting sceñe pic.twitter.com/bzgzGVLhZ5 — carol robinson (@RobinsonCarol) September 23, 2014 | UPS shooting sceñe pic.twitter.com/bzgzGVLhZ5 — carol robinson (@RobinsonCarol) September 23, 2014 |
UPS shooting sceñe pic.twitter.com/bzgzGVLhZ5 | UPS shooting sceñe pic.twitter.com/bzgzGVLhZ5 |
— carol robinson (@RobinsonCarol) September 23, 2014 | — carol robinson (@RobinsonCarol) September 23, 2014 |
UPS confirmed that the shooting involved two UPS employees and someone who had recently been fired. | |
“The safety of our employees is our primary focus, and UPS is cooperating fully with law enforcement,” the company said in a statement. | |
Some employees ran out of the building during the shooting, which left many of them deeply shaken, Roper said. | |
Roper said that police would not release the identities of the victims or the gunman until their families were notified. | Roper said that police would not release the identities of the victims or the gunman until their families were notified. |
This post has been updated with the details about the gunman recently being fired. First published: 11:58 a.m. Last updated: 3:11 p.m. |