At least one person died and five were hospitalized in a mass shooting at a cosmetics warehouse in New Albany, Ohio, late Tuesday.
Police believe the shooting at KDC/One in Smiths Mill Road North shortly before 11:00 p.m. was a "targeted attack."
A suspect officials identified as Bruce Reginald Foster III was taken into custody on Wednesday, after authorities executed a search warrant at a home in Columbus, city officials said.
What to Know
New Albany Police Chief Greg Jones told reporters on Wednesday that it was not yet clear whether the suspect was an employee and officers do not yet know a motive.
He was apprehended after police released a photo of him, describing him as six-feet tall, weighing 175 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
About 150 people were evacuated from the building, but police did not believe there was an ongoing threat to anyone in the vicinity, he added.
"We believe we may know their location, we don't have any reason to believe that they are a general threat to society," Jones said, "This appears at this point to be a targeted attack."
Officials have yet to provide an update on those taken to hospital.
Newsweek contacted New Albany Police Department for comment via email.
Cars were seen lined up, waiting for authorities to allow them to leave the area which was placed on locked for a time, broadcaster WBNS 10TV reported.
A local reporter on the scene estimated that between two and three dozen law enforcement vehicles were near one side of the building.
This deadly shooting is the 26th mass shooting in America this year, according to nonprofit trackers Gun Violence Archive, which defines a mass shooting as an incident in which four or more people are shot, excluding the perpetrator.
What People Are Saying
New Albany Police Chief Greg Jones said: "This has been a very tragic situation – our thoughts go out to the victims the families and everyone that works at this facility. This is something that we hoped that would never happen in our community, but we prepared for it, and this is where we are now."
What Happens Next
Authorities have brought the suspect into custody and are carrying out an investigation.
Jones said early on Wednesday morning: "It's really a fluid situation and the investigation's just begun."
Anyone with information should call NAPD at 614-855-1234.
Update 2/5/25, 6:07 a.m. ET: Information on the suspect has been added.
Update 2/5/25, 11:07 a.m. ET: Information on the suspect being apprehended has been added.
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