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Sheriff: Fired employee kills co-worker, self at Houston-area company

Sheriff: Fired worker opens fire at Texas transportation company, killing 1 worker, injuring another before killing self.
Sheriff: Fired employee kills co-worker, self at Houston-area company

KATY, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a recently fired employee opened fire at a transportation company in Houston, killing one employee and injuring another before fatally shooting himself.

Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman said during a news conference Wednesday that the gunman had been fired earlier in the day, then returned with a gun to the Knight Transportation office in Katy, about 20 miles west of Houston.

Hickman says the man opened fire, killing one person and injuring another. Hickman says the man then shot himself.

The sheriff didn't release the name of the gunman or the victims.

Numerous patrol vehicles are surrounding the facility. A nearby high school is on lockdown as a precaution.

A message left with Phoenix-based Knight Transportation also wasn't immediately returned. The company provides truckload transportation services.

Copyright 2016 The Associated Press.

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