What to know
- Man opens fire at warehouse in Bryan, Texas, fatally shoots one and injures five others
- Gunman was believed to be an employee; motive for shooting unknown
- Texas State Trooper shot in pursuit of suspect; suspect is in custody
A Texas State Trooper is in a stable condition after being shot chasing a person suspected of opening fire on a Central Texas business park on Thursday afternoon, killing one person and injuring five others hit, says the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The trooper is in serious but stable condition and the suspect is in custody, NBC 5 has been informed.
Eric Buske, Bryan’s chief of police, said shortly before 5:00 p.m. CDT that a person they believe was an employee of Kent Moore Cabinets showed up at the company’s headquarters and began shooting near the warehouse.
One person died on the spot, while five others were hospitalized for gunshot wounds – four of those patients are in critical condition. A sixth person was also hospitalized after an asthma attack.
According to Buske, the shooter had disappeared by the time officers arrived at the warehouse, shortly after the first call was received at approximately 2:30 PM.
Buske said the Texas Department of Public Safety may have taken the shooter into custody after an incident near Iola, which is about 20 miles away, but the information had not yet been confirmed.
The victims were transferred to St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital.
A motive for the shooting has not yet been confirmed.
Bryan police, Lieutenant Jason James, said at an informal press conference Thursday afternoon that the shooting site is safe and witnesses are currently being interviewed.
The Texas shooting comes just hours after President Joe Biden announced half a dozen executive actions to combat what he called an “epidemic and an international embarrassment” of gun violence in America, while also calling on Congress to end. make up for the widespread immunity that gun makers have been charged with for shootings, making it a top priority for his administration.
Government of Texas Greg Abbott (R), who earlier in the afternoon pledged to combat Biden’s executive actions by making Texas a second sanctuary state of the amendment, issued the following statement on Thursday afternoon after learning of the mass shooting.
“I have worked closely with the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Rangers in assisting local law enforcement officers in a prompt response to this crime. Their efforts led to the suspect’s arrest. The state will assist in every way possible. needed to prosecute the suspect. Cecilia and I pray for the victims and their families and for the law enforcement officer injured in the suspect’s arrest, “Abbott said.
A manhunt is underway for the person who opened fire on a business park in Bryan, Texas on Thursday afternoon, injuring several people.
The Central Texas shooting comes on the same day that former NFL player Phillip Adams reportedly shot five people, including a prominent doctor, his wife and their two grandchildren, before killing himself.
Earlier this week, two teenage brothers in North Texas signed a suicide pact to shoot and murder four members of their family before committing suicide.
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