Chicago: Former FedEx employee opens fire in building before killing self

2011-11-18 13:11:23 GMT+7 (ICT)

BEDFORD PARK, ILLINOIS (BNO NEWS) -- A former FedEx employee opened fire at one of the company's facilities in a Chicago suburb on Thursday morning before killing himself, police said.

The former employee, whose name has not been disclosed, reportedly entered the FedEx facility in Bedford Park in Cook County, Illinois, which is a small suburb outside Chicago, at around 7:50 a.m. local time. He soon got in a vehicle and opened fire indiscriminately, causing panic among employees.

Cook County Sheriff's spokesman Frank Bilecki told the Chicago Tribune that police responded to several emergency calls and surrounded the building as SWAT teams were stationed outside.

At 9:30 a.m. local time, after security personnel entered the building's parking lot, police announced that the gunman was already dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. No other victims were found.

Details of the incident remain unclear, but police described the incident as a "domestic" situation. Sources to the media also explained that the gunman had been involved with a woman who worked at the FedEx facility.

Several workers recognized the man as a former employee.

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Disgruntled Messenger?

This is not the first time this kind of thing has happened at FedEx.

Well, I guess it's just another dimension to 'going postal'.

Well, I guess it's just another dimension to 'going postal'.

Perhaps the mortuary officer had to sign to confirm receipt of the corpse.

Well, I guess it's just another dimension to 'going postal'.

You beat me to it!