Three shot at DMAX plant in Ohio after 'active shooter' opened fire inside factory in Moraine in 'pl

Publish date: 2024-05-17

THREE people have been shot in a "targeted" attack after a gunman opened fire inside a factory on Thursday night.

Police swarmed the DMAX plant in Moraine, Ohio, after reports of an active shooter shortly before 9pm.

Moraine Police confirmed one man was killed in the horror rampage, while another victim was rushed to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The suspected gunman was one of the three shot and was taken to the hospital after turning the gun on himself.

Sgt. Andrew Parish of the Moraine Police Department told reporters on Thursday: "There appears to have been one male suspect who entered the plant.

"At this point it looks like a targeted attack against one male victim who has been pronounced deceased here at the scene.

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"That male suspect has apparently inflicted a gunshot wound on himself. He is being treated at the hostel right now."

Sgt. Parish added that "one other victim that suffered a gunshot wound."

"That person is also being treated for what I am told are not life threatening injuries," he said.

Further details about the victims or a suspect were not immediately available.

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Cops said the threat to the facility was over within minutes of their arrival.

At least five police agencies responded to the scene, including the Moraine Police Department.

Local reports also noted ambulances leaving the scene.

An employee who answered the phone when reached by WHIO said that they were not sure what was going on.

"We don’t know. We’re stuck in the lab," the worker said.

DMAX is a subsidiary of General Motors and it employs 800 workers, according to local media.

The company said in a statement: "There has been a plant emergency at the DMAX Moraine Facility.

"All Moraine production operations have been suspended at this time until further notice. Additional information will be shared as soon as available."

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