A shocking event happened Wednesday, around midnight, when an employee from a plastic plant shot and killed five people, before killing himself. According to The Associated Press, officials said that the employee from Atlantis Plastics was arguing with a supervisor and, while he was leaving, he pulled a gun and shot the supervisor. Afterwards, the gunman went into a break room and randomly shot several co-workers. He came back and shot another employee and then he shot himself.
Authorities said that they weren’t sure whether the man was
carrying a gun or went some place else to get it. The Associated Press reported
that another person was injured and was transported to St. Mary's Hospital and
The identities of the victims were not made public. Also, the name of the shooter wasn’t released.
The company has 150 employees in
Atlantis Plastics produces polyethylene stretch films for wrapping pallets of materials, custom films for industrial and packaging uses and molded plastic pieces for appliances, announced a new release which was posted on the company’s web site.