Man Opens Fire At Ark Tyson Foods Plant; Shot By Police
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
Wall Street Journal
April 20, 2006
PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP)--A man entered a Tyson Foods (TSN) poultry processing plant in Pine Bluff Wednesday night and opened fire before police shot him, a state police spokesman said.
Arkansas state police spokesman Bill Sadler said he knew little about the extent of injuries in the shooting. But he said he had been told police shot the gunman. "That's my understanding, very preliminarily," he said.
Television stations reported that two people suffered gunshot wounds after a man entered the plant and opened fire with a pair of semi-automatic handguns, while other workers hurt themselves while escaping the building.
Television station KATV reported that the gunman fired into a crowd of workers Wednesday night. KTHV-TV reported that the gunman was among those wounded.
At the time of the shooting, about 500 people were in the plant, located in an industrial area on the city's north side.
Tyson Foods, the world's largest meat producer, is based in Springdale.
A plant manager referred questions to the company's spokesman Thursday morning. Tyson spokesman Gary Mickelson said that the plant processes poultry, but said he had few other details about the shooting. Pine Bluff police and Jefferson County Sheriff's authorities said Arkansas state police are handling the investigation.
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DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
Wall Street Journal
April 20, 2006
PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP)--A man entered a Tyson Foods (TSN) poultry processing plant in Pine Bluff Wednesday night and opened fire before police shot him, a state police spokesman said.
Arkansas state police spokesman Bill Sadler said he knew little about the extent of injuries in the shooting. But he said he had been told police shot the gunman. "That's my understanding, very preliminarily," he said.
Television stations reported that two people suffered gunshot wounds after a man entered the plant and opened fire with a pair of semi-automatic handguns, while other workers hurt themselves while escaping the building.
Television station KATV reported that the gunman fired into a crowd of workers Wednesday night. KTHV-TV reported that the gunman was among those wounded.
At the time of the shooting, about 500 people were in the plant, located in an industrial area on the city's north side.
Tyson Foods, the world's largest meat producer, is based in Springdale.
A plant manager referred questions to the company's spokesman Thursday morning. Tyson spokesman Gary Mickelson said that the plant processes poultry, but said he had few other details about the shooting. Pine Bluff police and Jefferson County Sheriff's authorities said Arkansas state police are handling the investigation.
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