Workplace Shooting Spree Kills 4
- By Sydny Shepard
- Feb 26, 2016
Cedric Larry Ford, who allegedly killed three people and injured 14 others on Feb. 25 before police killed him, had been served shortly before with a restraining order meant to keep him away from a former girlfriend, Harvey County Sheriff T. Walton said.
The shootings occurred in a Kansas workplace, along with two other locations. Ford, 38, a Newton resident, was an employee at Excel Industries, one of the scenes, Walton said in a news conference.
Police said the shooter fired from his car and shot people at two nearby locations before unleashing a hail of bullets in the factory, hitting at least 14 people and killing three of them.
Ford later died in a gun battle when a police officer shot him despite taking fire.
At least 14 people were hospitalized, five of them in critical condition.
Walton said the carnage began about 5 p.m. when the gunman opened fire from his vehicle in a location nearby Excel. He hit two vehicles, injuring one person. After that, he went to another location where he shot a person in the leg, police said. From there, he drove to the plant, which manufactures heavy-duty lawn care equipment, where he opened fire before being killed by the police.
Police believe he had at least two guns on him at the time of the shooting.
About the Author
Sydny Shepard is the Executive Editor of Campus Security & Life Safety.