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CHESTER, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Two people are dead and three others are seriously injured after an employee at a business in Chester, Delaware
County, opened fire on Wednesday morning.
Authorities are expected to provide an update on the deadly shooting
Thursday afternoon.
The suspect, who Action News learned has made threats in the past, is in custody. That person's name has not been released.
The shooting happened around 8:30 a.m. at Delaware County Linen in the
2600 block of W. 4th Street.
Officials confirmed the people who died were employees. Their identities
have not yet been released.
"Two individuals who, unfortunately, have lost their life just by
showing up at work today," Delaware County District Attorney Jack
Stollsteimer said.
Employees said, at first, they thought the sound of gunshots was
actually an explosion, possibly from the chemicals used in the cleaning process.
Then, they heard co-workers telling them to get out of the building and
take cover.
"We're all scared because of what happened. We saw somebody was coming,
but we didn't stay to see what would happen. Everyone just ran for their lives," said another employee.
One of the people who was shot is a supervisor at the business, Chester
Mayor Stefan Roots said. It's not known if that supervisor was among the
dead.
After the shooting, the suspect fled the scene in his personal vehicle.
However, he was stopped by a police officer from Trainer, Pa., who heard
the vehicle description. The suspect was taken into custody at Kane and
Culhane streets in Chester.
A police source and a neighbor say that's where the suspect lives, so it appears he was driving home after the shooting.
The neighbor said she saw the suspect on the ground being arrested. She
added that the family recently moved to the area from Puerto Rico.
"I looked out the window after the police sirens woke me up," said
neighbor Christina Martinez. "And there's my neighbor, on the ground,
getting arrested and they took him away. It was like a movie."
A gun was found inside the suspect's car, officials say. It wasn't
immediately known if that was the weapon used in the shooting.
The three victims who were wounded are said to have serious injuries.
One of the injured victims was rushed to the hospital by Chester police officers.
https://6abc.com/post/delaware-county-linen-shooting-suspect-custody-after-2/14862226/
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