UPS Shooting In Birmingham Kills 3, Including Gunman
Motivation still unclear.
A UPS employee opened fire Tuesday morning inside one of the company's warehouses in Alabama, killing two people before committing suicide, police said.
Birmingham Police Chief A.C. Roper told reporters that the gunman was wearing his uniform when he started shooting either in or near some offices inside the warehouse in an industrial area just north of the Birmingham airport. The sand-colored building sits on a hill and has UPS logos on the front and side. It has a parking lot surrounded by barbed wire.
The gunman had apparently shot himself by the time officers got inside the warehouse, Roper said.
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The gunman had apparently shot himself by the time officers got inside the warehouse, Roper said.
Of course he had. It's not like the cops are going to enter when there's an active shooter. Come on! Officer safety!
Another "gun free" workplace.