3 employees killed in shooting at postal facility in Memphis
Authorities say two Postal Service workers have been fatally shot at a postal facility in Memphis, the third high-profile shooting in west Tennessee in recent weeks.
By: The Associated Press & Scripps National
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities accidental 2 Postal Service workers person been fatally changeable astatine a postal installation successful Memphis, the 3rd high-profile shooting successful westbound Tennessee successful caller weeks.
A 3rd postal worker was identified arsenic the shooter Tuesday, and officials accidental that idiosyncratic died from a self-inflicted gunshot.
U.S. Postal Inspector Susan Link told reporters that the 3 postal workers were recovered dormant aft the shooting astatine a bearer annex successful an historical Memphis neighborhood.
No identities oregon motive were released.
The shooting occurred astatine a station bureau installation successful the historical Orange Mound neighborhood, southeast of downtown Memphis.
Tennessee has been the hotbed for high-profile shootings successful caller weeks. In precocious September, a antheral changeable 15 radical wrong a Kroger, leaving 1 idiosyncratic dead. The shooter besides died of a self-inflicted gunshot.
Days later, a teen was changeable wrong a school. Memphis constabulary detained the shooter.
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