One killed, five injured in Texas shooting
- A state trooper was also shot during a manhunt during which the suspect was taken into custody
- The attack took place the same day President Joe Biden unveiled new measures to tackle US gun violence
One person was killed and five people were wounded on Thursday in the wake of a shooting at a cabinet-making business in Bryan, Texas, authorities said, and a state trooper was later shot during a manhunt that resulted in the suspected shooter being taken into custody
Bryan Police Chief Eric Buske told reporters he believes the shooting suspect is an employee at the Kent Moore Cabinets location. The shooting happened in the bays in a plant where employees make cabinets.
Buske said a motive in the shooting was not clear.
The shooter was gone by the time officers arrived, Buske said.
Grimes County Sheriff Don Sowell said a male suspect in the shooting was arrested in the tiny town of Iola, about 30 miles (48km) away from the cabinet plant.
The state trooper who was shot while pursuing the suspect was is in serious but stable condition, the Texas Department of Public Safety said on Twitter.
Kent Moore Cabinets employees were being interviewed, Bryan Police Lieutenant Jason James said earlier, and witnesses had identified a suspect. Police were looking for the suspected shooter, James said, but he could not describe that person.
“At this site, when law enforcement showed up it was already over with,” James said.