Gunman, 48, is found dead in his car hours after fatally shooting two co-workers and injuring one at the Bunn-O-Matic warehouse in Illinois.
- Michael L. Collins was identified as the gunman by police on Friday afternoon.
- The 48-year-old man opened fire at a Bunn-O-Matic warehouse in Springfield
- Two male workers, aged 60 to 20, were killed in the shooting.
- An employee in her 50s was seriously injured and was rushed to hospital.
- Police confirmed that Collins was an employee and knew his victims.
An armed man who opened fire at a Bunn-O-Matic warehouse in Illinois was found dead, hours after fatally shooting two co-workers and seriously injuring another.
Springfield Police identified 48-year-old Michael L. Collins as the shooter on Friday after he was found dead from a gunshot wound to his car.
Authorities were called to the facility at 1400 Stevenson Drive after receiving reports of a shooting just after 11 am
Police Chief Kenny Winslow said the bodies of two male employees, who worked with Collins, were found after officers searched the building.
A female worker was found injured in the parking lot and was rushed to a hospital, she said.
However, the names of the victims were not released, Winslow said one of the men who died was 60 years old, one was 20 years old and the woman who was injured is 50 years old.
Police enter Building C1 west of the Bunn-O-Matic warehouse on Friday during an active shooter situation in Springfield, Illinois on Friday
Authorities confirmed that at least one person was shot inside the factory, but the victim’s condition is unknown.
Police officers and a SWAT team are searching for potential victims and a suspect after the building was evacuated.
Winslow declined to discuss a possible motive, but said Collins knew all of his victims.
He said he could not say for sure if Collins killed himself and he does not know if Collins had a criminal record.
Police and SWAT team members undertook a search for the gunman before the building was evacuated.
Members of the fire department responded to the scene with the best bulletproof games
Buses were called to the scene to take employees
The Springfield State Journal-Register reported that buses were called to the scene to take employees.
Photos from the scene show a strong police presence, including members of the fire department wearing bulletproof vests.
The Springfield Police Department closed the street to vehicular and pedestrian traffic and urged residents to avoid the area.
The main east-west thoroughfare is at the southern end of the city in an area filled with office buildings, retail businesses, restaurants, and auto shops.
A long-standing residential area is located south of the warehouse.
Bunn-O-Matic manufactures dispensed beverage equipment and is based in Springfield, according to the company’s website.
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Police said the facility is “very large” and that the search could “take a while to complete.”
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