‘Disgruntled employee’ kills 2, injures 3 in Pennsylvania shooting, officials say
CHESTER, Pa. (WFLA) — Two workers were killed and three others were injured in a workplace shooting in Pennsylvania on Wednesday, according to a report from NBC affiliate WCAU.
The shooting happened at a business in Chester. The city is located outside of Philadelphia in Delaware County.
“This is a story that plays out too often across the United States of America,” Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer said at a news conference. “A disgruntled employee has walked into a linen shop — the Delaware County Linen shop behind us — and shot five people, five coworkers.”
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The shooting took place both inside and outside of the business, according to police. The suspect was arrested during a traffic shop in the nearby town of Trainer.
Police told residents to avoid the area as they investigate the shooting.
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