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One person is dead and five people are injured after a shooting at a New Albany warehouse Tuesday night.
According to authorities, the shooting happened at the KDC/One building on the 8800 block of Smith’s Mill Road North at approximately 10:20 p.m.
According to the New Albany Chamber of Commerce website, KDC/One manufactures cosmetics for LBrands stores.
The incident appears to be a “targeted type of attack,” New Albany Police Chief Greg Jones said in an update just before 2 a.m. Wednesday.
A motive for the shooting has not been released and no altercation happened before the shooting, Jones said.
Jones added that a firearm was recovered at the scene; he did not say what type of firearm it was.
New Albany police confirmed one suspect, Bruce Reginald Foster III, has been identified but is not in custody.
A spokesperson at the scene said officers do not believe the suspect is still at the New Albany facility.
Jones said Foster III, who is listed as 6-feet tall and approximately 175 pounds, is likely the only suspect.
Just before 4 a.m. Wednesday, New Albany police obtained an address with a possible connection to the suspect on Morsetown Court South near Minerva Park and an Ohio State Highway Patrol helicopter spotted a vehicle that matched a basic description of the suspect’s.
A Columbus Police SWAT unit went to a residence with a search warrant out of an abundance of caution and made contact with multiple occupants within the unit, but it turned out the residents and vehicle are not believed to be connected to the shooting.
The conditions of the five transported to an area hospital are not known.
The deceased victim was found inside the building, Jones said.
At least 20 people were escorted from one building at the scene to another at one point. Jones said those people — he estimated 150 people in the building at the time of the shooting — are safe and able to contact their friends and family.
Due to the size of the facility, Jones said many of the people inside the building did not know the shooting was happening.
Jones said once those at the scene speak with detectives, they will be able to leave the location.
“This has been a very tragic situation,” Jones said. “This is something that we hope that would never happen in our community. But we prepare for it, and this is where we are now.”
