Atlantis Plastics – Gunman Kills 4, Himself, Wounds 2 at Kentucky Factory
June 25, 2008 by national
Filed under Stories of Interest
An employee shot and killed four people at a plastics plant before killing himself early Wednesday, police said.
The shooting happened after an employee at Atlantis Plastics had an argument with a supervisor, Henderson police Lt. David Piller said.
In addition to the four deaths, Piller said two others, who were injured, were flown to hospitals in Evansville, Ind.
The employee used a handgun he retrieved during a break, Piller said.
The shooting victims were scattered around the plant, Piller said.
“It appears the shooting was random at this time,” Piller said.
Police did not say if the supervisor the employee argued with was among the victims.
A woman who answered the phone at a number for Atlantis Plastics declined to give her name and would only say that the company would not comment until a 3 p.m. news conference.
Names of those involved in the shooting have not been released.
