Former employee fatally shoots 2, wounds 3 at linen company in Philadelphia suburb, police say
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Publish: 23 May 2024, 08:36 PM
CHESTER,
Pa..May 22 (AP/UNB) - A former employee armed with a handgun opened fire early
Wednesday at a linen company in a Philadelphia suburb, killing two people and
wounding three others, police said.
The shooting at Delaware
County Linen in Chester occurred around 8:30 a.m., and the shooter fled the
scene in a vehicle, Delaware County. District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said.
The man was captured a short time later after a traffic stop in nearby Trainer.
His name has not been released.
A motive for the
shooting remains under investigation. The names of the victims have not been
disclosed, but Stollsteimer said at least one victim was hospitalized in
critical condition.
Delaware County Linen is
a linen-rental and laundry services company that has been in business since
1988, according to its website. It mainly serves restaurants, country clubs,
hotels and other business in Pennsylvania and some neighboring states.
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