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Ohio Amazon Center Shooting Ends with Suspect Dead, Police Officer Wounded

A suspect, confirmed to be an Amazon employee, initiated a shooting at a distribution center in Ohio, resulting in a police confrontation where both the suspect and an officer were shot.

  • Incident began at Amazon's CMHF fulfillment center in West Jefferson, escalating to a police shootout in Columbus.
  • No injuries were reported inside the Amazon facility; employees were sent home with pay and counseling services offered.
  • The wounded police officer is in stable condition after being taken to Grant Medical Center.
  • This marks another incident in a series of shootings at Amazon facilities across the U.S.
  • Investigations are ongoing, with local law enforcement and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation involved.
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