New Albany mass shooting kills 1, wounds 5 at KDC/ONE. Suspect still at large
One person is dead and five injured following a mass shooting at a New Albany company where about 150 people were present, police said.
The shooting happened around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday at KDC/ONE in the 8000 block of Smith's Mill Road in far western Licking County. New Albany officers responded to reports of an active shooter, according to an initial statement from the city's police department.
Police are searching for Bruce Reginald Foster III, an employee at the facility who is described as 6 feet tall and 175 pounds. Foster is charged with aggravated murder, according to Licking County Common Pleas court records.
Foster remained at large as of 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Police have not released the identities of the person killed at the facility. Paramedics and first responders took five others to local hospitals for treatment. The surviving victims' conditions are not known as of this publication.
New Albany police Chief Greg Jones said during a press conference Wednesday morning that Foster had been at work for 'some time' and called the shooting a 'targeted attack.'
'All of the victims work there,' he said.
Investigators recovered a handgun at the scene, but Jones said police have not uncovered a clear motive.
The chief dispelled a rumor that circulated after the shooting that investigators were searching for at least two suspects. Foster is considered the lone suspect. However, Jones said he likely received a ride from the scene.
Investigators have visited several addresses on file for Foster, but as of Wednesday morning, he remained at large. Jones added that police received more information shortly before the press conference about additional addresses where he might be located.
'I would recommend he turns himself in,' Foster said, '…because it's only a matter of time.'
Jones said employees interviewed by officers did not report any disturbances or unusual events before the shooting. He described the surviving workers as 'traumatized.'
The Ohio Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the ATF, Ohio Highway Patrol, the U.S. Marshals Service and other law enforcement agencies are assisting in the investigation.
A person who answered the phone at a Columbus-area number for the company said "We are not making any comments at this time."
Knowlton Development Corporation, Inc. ('KDC/ONE'), says it is a global leader in providing value-added solutions to brands in the beauty, personal care, and home care categories.
The company's headquarters is located in Longueuil, Québec, and it employs more than 15,000 people across 24 facilities around the world. KDC/ONE also operates 27 research-and-development labs and innovation centers.
This breaking story will be updated.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio mass shooting at KDC/ONE in New Albany leaves 1 dead, 5 wounded
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