Credited from: LATIMES
NEW ALBANY, Ohio — Authorities have arrested a suspect in a fatal workplace shooting at a cosmetics warehouse that left one employee dead and five others injured. The suspect, identified as Bruce Reginald Foster III, was taken into custody around 10 AM Wednesday morning after being located in an apartment in Columbus, according to India Times.
The shooting occurred shortly before 11 PM on Tuesday, with New Albany Police Chief Greg Jones describing it as a “targeted type of attack.” All victims were employees at the facility, which produces cosmetics and toiletries. Reports indicate that a firearm was recovered at the scene, but no motive has been established for the shooting latimes stated.
About 150 people were evacuated to a neighboring building during the incident as police conducted their investigation. Following the shooting, officials expressed concern for the community, with Mayor Sloan Spalding commenting on the collective heartbreak felt according to AP News.
This incident adds to the troubling statistics surrounding workplace violence and has prompted multiple agencies to engage in the search for the suspect prior to his arrest.