KENNESAW, Ga. — A disgruntled ex-employee stormed a truck-rental business in camouflage and opened fire with a handgun, killing two people and critically wounding three others at his former workplace, police said.
The lone gunman fled the scene in a pickup truck and was arrested after police stopped him about a mile from the Penske Truck Rental facility, said Cobb County police Officer Joe Hernandez. The names of the suspect and victims were not immediately released.
“He wasn’t here for very long, and it wasn’t long before he was taken into custody,” Hernandez said.
There were conflicting reports about who the victims were.
Penske spokesman Randy Ryerson said four victims were employees and the other was a customer, but police said none of the victims were customers. Hernandez said all of those shot were males.
About two dozen employees were working at the office, about 25 miles northwest of Atlanta, Ryerson said.
One of the victims died at the scene and another was pronounced dead at WellStar Kennestone Hospital, said Hernandez. The three surviving victims were in critical condition, said hospital spokesman Keith Bowermaster.
The suspect worked at Penske for several years, but it was unclear when and why he left.
A man who witnessed the arrest said the suspect looked “out of his mind” and “all drugged up.”
