One useless and 5 injured after ‘focused’ capturing at New Albany cosmetics warehouse as cops hunt gunman
One person is dead and five others are injured in hospital after a mass shooting at an Ohio manufacturing warehouse.
New Albany Police responded to an active shooter at KDC/One on the 8800 block of Smith Mill Road North just before 11pm late Tuesday night.
Cops confirmed one person was killed and a further five were rushed to local hospitals in the ‘targeted type of attack’.
The suspect has been identified and is still at large but no longer in the area, according to police.
In an update posted by the NAPD at 1.26am, police said they had finished evacuating employees from the building.
At least 20 people were taken from one building at the scene to another.
Residents are instructed to ‘avoid the area’ as cops hunt the suspect. An investigation is underway at the scene.
Police urge anyone who can assist in the investigation to call NAPD at 614-855-1234.
The KDC/One facility manufactures cosmetics for LBrands stores, according to the New Albany Chamber of Commerce website.
One person is dead and five others are injured in hospital after a mass shooting at the KDC/One facility in New Albany, Ohio
New Albany Police said they are responding to ‘an active shooter situation’ at the KDC/One cosmetics building in an update posted to their website
‘The KDC/One Columbus facility is one of the foundational members of the KDC/One network and a significant producer of specialty and personal care products,’ according to the company’s LinkedIn page. Pictured: KDC/One in New Albany, Ohio
New Albany Police Chief Greg Jones confirmed during an early morning press conference that six people were shot the ‘large building’ in the ‘targeted’ attack, which left one person dead.
Police say the deceased, whose identity is being withheld pending family notification, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The five other victims have been transported to a nearby hospital. Their conditions are currently unknown.
Jones told WCMH reporters that officials have identified a person of interest and are working to ‘bring them into custody.’
Police have not revealed the suspect’s identity and refused to confirm if they worked in the factory.
The site is just one of 24 manufacturers located in the New Albany Beauty Park and has produced over 1.5 billion units in over 3,000 different SKUs since its opening in 2012.
This incident comes less than 24 hours after one person was shot dead in Hamilton – 118 miles from New Albany – during the early hours of Tuesday, The Independent reported.
Hamilton police said they were alerted of shots being fired on Clovernook Drive at around 5:45 am.
The shooting took place following an ‘altercation’ between two people that ended with one person being killed, police added.
Cops confirmed one person was killed and a further five were rushed to local hospitals in the ‘targeted type of attack’
