ATLANTA (Reuters) - Six
people were reported to be hurt in a shooting at a FedEx Corp facility at a
suburban Atlanta airport at the early hour of today, and the suspected shooter
died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
The sited shooter was
reported at the facility in Kennesaw, Georgia, about 30 miles northwest of
Atlanta, just before 6 a.m. EST, said Cobb County Police spokesman Mike Bowman.
He also stated that his
team continued to search the area mid-morning to ensure there were no additional
safety threats.
Six victims in varying
conditions had been taken to WellStar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta.
According to the hospital
spokesman Tyler Pearson, Some were able to walk off the ambulance and others
are in the operating room
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A FedEx spokesman said the
company was cooperating with authorities.
"FedEx is aware of
the situation," said spokesman Ben Hunt. "Our primary concern is the
safety and well-being of our team members, first responders and others
affected."
Hundreds of police from
multiple agencies had converged on the scene. Bowman said the area around the
building had been secured, and officers were clearing the incident location.
"This is still an
active and fluid situation," he said in a statement.
An employee at the facility
told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that his boss called him on Tuesday and
told him not to worry about getting to work on time.
"(My boss) called me
about 6 o'clock this morning saying there was a guy inside, shot the security
guard," Michael Hogland, a driver at the FedEx facility, told the
newspaper.
FedEx driver's boss "called
about 6. There was a guy inside. He had a gun pointed at him." http://on-ajc.com/1iBAbku
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