1 Killed, 5 Injured In Bryan Mass Shooting; Suspect Arrested

Houston TX

08 April, 2021

5:08 PM

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BRYAN, TX — One person is dead and five people are in critical condition following a mass shooting Thursday at Kent Moore Cabinets in Bryan, according to a report by The Associated Press citing city police. The shooting happened about 2:30 p.m. at the business, at 350 Stone City Drive, Bryan police confirmed during an interview with CNN. By the time police arrived, the suspect had fled. The lone gunman was arrested about two hours after the attack in Bedias, a community about 25 miles northeast of Bryan, AP reported. The suspect's name has not been released; however, Bryan Police Chief Eric Buske told reporters Thursday the shooting suspect was an employee at the business. During the search, the suspect also shot and wounded a state trooper, who was hospitalized in serious but stable condition, the Texas Department of Public Safety said on Twitter. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives sent agents and dogs to the scene of the shooting, spokesman Deon Washington told AP. He also called it "a pretty rapidly evolving situation." Police are still working to determine the shooter's motive. The Texas shooting marks the second mass shooting in the United States in the last 24 hours. On Wednesday afternoon, police said five people were killed at a home just south of Rock Hill, South Carolina, a city of about 73,000 people on the other side of the state line from Charlotte, North Carolina. Police found five people fatally shot, including Dr. Robert Lesslie, his wife, their two young grandchildren, and one other person; a sixth victim was seriously wounded. The gunman was former NFL player Phillip Adams, who killed himself early Thursday, according to a report by The Associated Press. RELATED: South Carolina Shooting In Rock Hill: 5 Things To Know Biden Tightens Some Gun Controls, But Says More Is Needed The Associated Press contributed to this report.