police say the gunman identified as cedric ford shows his victims at random. the shootings took place across two towns about 35 miles north of wichita. the victims were hit by gunfire at two separate locations. 150 people were at work at excel plant. hanna davis of our wichita affiliate is there. >> reporter: meg, this morning, law enforcement official are violence. they say cedric ford woo a this is where all of the fatalities occurred but it spread well beyond this business. fear and a woman who reunites with her husband who worked inside the plant. employees are familiar with the gunman. their coworker cedric ford often posted pictures of himself on facebook at work. >> he was a nice guy. when i worked with him on my second shift, we hung out. everything was hunky-dory. he didn't seem like this kind of guy. >> reporter: the shooting started near the plant. they say ford was firing from a vehicle at other cars. at one point he car-jacked a car and shooting the driver. ford, armed with a rifle and handgun shot 15 people at excel >> we heard gunshots and peopl

the gunman 38-year-old cedric ford he worked for the company. he opened fire outside, then went inside and continued firing. ford killed three people and wounded more than a dozen others before being shot and killed by police. police say that something triggered ford's attack but they haven't said what his motive could be. we'll stay on top of this breaking story. >>> a former bp big rig supervisor has been found not guilty in a case linked to the robert kaluza was tried on a single misdemeanor charge of pollution. prosecutors said that he and another rig supervisor botched a negative pressure test and missed clear signals of trouble before the explosion on the deepwater horizon rig. >>> a very different verdict has been handed down by investigators in the case of a us airways jet crash as it tried philadelphia. >> at the time, the airline but now investigators are blaming pilot error. here's abc's david kerley. >> oh, my god, my plane. my plane just crashed. >> reporter: it was a scramble. >> the plane is on fire. >> reporter: for the 154 peopl

police say the gunman identified as cedric ford shows his victims at random. two towns about 35 miles north of wichita. the victims were hit by gunfire at two separate locations. 150 people were at work at excel plant. hanna davis of our wichita affiliate is there. >> reporter: meg, this morning, law enforcement official are calling this an active workplace violence. they say cedric ford woo a parent at excel industries and this is where all of the fatalities occurred but it spread well beyond this business. fear and a woman who reunites with her husband who worked inside the plant. employees are familiar with the gunman. their coworker cedric ford often posted pictures of himself on facebook at work. >> he was a nice guy. when i worked with him on my second shift, we hung out. he didn't seem like this kind of guy. >> reporter: the shooting started near the plant. they say ford was firing from a vehicle at other cars. at one point he car-jacked a car and shooting the driver. ford, armed with a rifle and handgun shot 15 people at excel industries. >> we heard g

police say the gunman identified as cedric ford shows his victims at random. the shootings took place across two towns about 35 miles north of wichita. the victims were hit by gunfire at two separate locations. plant. hanna davis of our wichita affiliate is there. >> reporter: meg, this morning, law enforcement official are calling this an active workplace violence. they say cedric ford woo a this is where all of the fatalities occurred but it spread well beyond this business. fear and a woman who reunites with her husband who worked inside the plant. employees are familiar with the gunman. their coworker cedric ford often posted pictures of himself on facebook at work. >> he was a nice guy. when i worked with him on my second shift, we hung out. everything was hunky-dory. he didn't seem like this kind of guy. >> reporter: the shooting started near the plant. they say ford was firing from a vehicle at other cars. at one point he car-jacked a car and shooting the driver. ford, armed with a rifle and handgun shot 15 people at excel industries. >> we heard gunsho

their coworker cedric ford often >> he was a nice guy. when i worked with him on my second shift, we hung out. everything was hunky-dory. i mean, he didn't seem like this kind of guy. >> reporter: the shooting started near the plant. police say ford was firing from a vehicle at other cars. at one point he car-jacked a car and shooting the other driver. the worst of the violent happened at the excel industries plant where ford, armed with a rifle and handgun shot 15 people at excel industries. >> we heard gunshots and people were just running saying somebody was shooting and, next thing you know, i felt i got hit in the leg and that is when i turned and started running. >> the shooter was actively firing on any target that came across his sights. >> reporter: the shooting only stopped when the first law enforcement officer on the scene shot ford to death. >> he took fire. he went inside of that place and a hero, as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: it's unclear if ford was still employed at excel industries at the time of the shooting. ju

police say the gunman identified as cedric ford shows his victims at random. the shootings took place across two towns about 35 miles north of wichita. the victims were hit by gunfire at two separate locations. 150 people were at work at excel plant. hanna davis of our wichita affiliate is there. >> reporter: meg, this morning, law enforcement official are calling this an active workplace violence. they say cedric ford woo a parent at excel industries and this is where all of the fatalities occurred but it spread well beyond this business. with her husband who worked inside the plant. employees are familiar with the gunman. their coworker cedric ford often posted pictures of himself on facebook at work. >> he was a nice guy. when i worked with him on my second shift, we hung out. everything was hunky-dory. he didn't seem like this kind of guy. >> reporter: the shooting started near the plant. they say ford was firing from a vehicle at other cars. at one point he car-jacked a car and shooting the driver. ford, armed with a rifle and handgun shot 15 people at ex

the gunman 38-year-old cedric ford he worked for the company. he opened fire outside, then went inside and continued firing. ford killed three people and before being shot and killed by police. police say that something triggered ford's attack but they haven't said what his motive could be. we'll stay on top of this breaking story. >>> a former bp big rig supervisor has been found not guilty in a case lirked to the gulf of mexico oil spill in 2010. robert kalu sa was tried on a single misdemeanor charge of pollution. prosecutors said that he and another rig supervisor botched a negative pressure t tt and missed clear signals of trouble before the explosion on the deepwater horizon rig. >>> a very different verdict has been handed down by vestigators in the case of a us airways jet crash as it tried philadelphia. >> at the time, the airline suggested it was a blown tire but now investigators are blaming pilot error. here's abc's david kerle >> oh, my god, my plane. my plane just crashed. >> reporter: it was a scramble. >> the plane is on fire. >>

the gunman 38-year-old cedric ford he worked for the company. he opened fire outside, then went inside and continued firing. ford killed three people and wounded more than a dozen others before being shot and killed by police. police say that something triggered ford's attack but they haven't said what his motive could be. we'll stay on top of this breaking story. >>> a former bp big rig supervisor has been found not guilty in a case lirked to the gulf of mexico oil spill in 2010. robert kalu sa was tried on a single misdemeanor charge of prosecutors said that he and another rig supervisor botched a negative pressure test and missed clear signals of trouble before the explosion on the deepwater horizon rig. >>> a very different verdict has been handed down by investigators in the case of a us airways jet crash as it tried to take off two years ago in philadelphia. >> at the time, the airline suggested it was a blown tire but now investigators are blaming pilot error. here's abc's david kerley. >> oh, my god, my plane. my plane just crashed. >> r

police say the gunman identified as cedric ford shows his victims at random. the shootings took place across two towns about 35 miles north of wichita. the victims were hit by gunfire at two separate locations. 150 people were at work at excel plant. hanna davis of our wichita affiliate is there. >> reporter: meg, this morning, law enforcement official are calling this an active workplace violence. they say cedric ford woo a parent at excel industries and this is where all of the fatalities occurred but it spread well beyond this business. fear and a woman who reunites with her husband who worked inside the plant. employees are familiar with the gunman. their coworker cedric ford often posted pictures of himself on facebook at work. >> he was a nice guy. when i worked with him on my second shift, we hung out. everything was hunky-dory. he didn't seem like this kind of guy. >> reporter: the shooting started near the plant. they say ford was firing from a vehicle at other cars. at one point he car-jacked a car and shooting the driver. ford, armed with a rifle an

. >> reporter: police say 38-year-old cedric ford started his rampagehooting at random drivers wounding two before heading to excel industries in hesston, kansas, where he worked. >> to have something like this is tragic. >> reporter: fords heads inside armed with a rifle and handgun and opens fire on his co-workers. >> and then i seen a mob of people just start running out saying, run, run, and pop, pop, pop, pop, pop is all i heard and then everybody started scattering out of the building, and i didn't realize what had happened until we got outside and i started seeing wounded people coming out. >> reporter: police and witnesses say he kept shooting until a single officer, the first to arrive, fires back. >> there was a particular law enforcement here in hesston that responded right away, and even though he took fire, he went inside of that place and saved multiple, multiple lives. a hero as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: in the end four employees including the shooter would not survive. >> inside the building he shot a total of 15 people. >> reporter: around 150 employees were in

the gunman 38-year-old cedric ford he worked for the coany. he opened fire outside, then went inside and continued firing fordilled three people and wounded more than a dozen others before bng shot and killedy police. police say that something triggered ford's attack but they could be. we'll stay on top of this breaking story. >>> a former bp big rig supervisor has been found not guilty in a case lirked to the gulf of mexico oil spill in 2010. robert kalu sa was tried on a single misdemeanor charge of pollution. prosecutors said that he and another rig supervisor botched a negative pressure test and missed clear signals of trouble before the explosionon on the deepwatehorizon rig. >>> very different verdict has been handed down by investigators in the case of a us airways jet crash as it tried to take off two years ago in philadelphia. >> at the time, the airline suggested it was a blown tire but now investigators are blaming pilot error. here's abc's david kerley. >> o my god, my plane. my plane just crashed. >> reporter: it was a scramble. >

police say the gunman identified as cedric ford chose his victims at random. the shootings took place across two towns about 35 miles north of wichita. the victims were hit by gunfire at two separate locations. it all ended when a law enforcement officer killed ford at a shoot-out at a plant where about 150 people were at work. hanna davis of our wichita affiliate kwch is there. good morning. >> reporter: meg, this morning, law enforcement officials are calling this an active workplace they say cedric ford was a painter at excel industries and this is where all of the fatalities occurred but it spread well beyond this business. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: from fear to relief. a wife reunites with her husband who worked inside the plant. friends and family blocked here as word of the shooting spread. employees are familiar with the gunman. their coworker cedric ford often posted pictures of himself on facebook at work. >> he was a nice guy. when i worked with him on my second shift, we hung out. everything was hunky-dory. i mean, he didn't seem like this kind o

as cedric ford shows his victims at random. the shootings took place across two towns about 35 miles north of wichita. the victims were hit by gunfire at two separate locations. 150 people were at work at excel plant. hanna davis of our wichita affiliate is there. >> reporter: meg, this morning, law enforcement official are calling this an active workplace violence. they say cedric ford woo a parent at excel industries and this is where all of the fatalities occurred but it spread well beyond this business. fear and a woman who reunites with her husband who worked inside the plant. employees are familiar with the gunman. their coworker cedric ford often posted pictures of himself on >> he was a nice guy. when i worked with him on my second shift, we hung out. everything was hunky-dory. he didn't seem like this kind of guy. >> reporter: the shooting started near the plant. they say ford was firing from a vehicle at other cars. at one point he and shooting the driver. ford, armed with a rifle and handgun shot 15 people at excel i

the gunman 38-year-old cedric ford he worked for the company. he opened fire outside, then went inside and continued firing. ford killed three people and wounded more than a dozen others before being shot and killed by police. police say that something triggered ford's attack but they haven't said what his motive could be. we'll stay on top of this breaking story. >>> a former bp big rig supervisor has been found not guilty in a case lirked to the gulf of mexico oil spill in 2010. robert kalu sa was tried on a single misdemeanor charge of pollution. prosecutors said that he and another rig supervisor botched a negative pressure test and missed clear signals of trouble before the explosion on the deepwater horizon rig. >>> a very different verdict has been handed down by investigators in the case of a us airways jet crash as it tried philadelphia. >> at the time, the airline suggested it was a blown tire but now investigators are blaming pilot error. here's abc's david kerley. >> oh, my god, my plane. my plane just crashed. >> reporter: it was a

as cedric ford chose his victims at random. the shootings took place across two towns about 35 miles north of wichita. the victims were hit by gunfire at two separate locations. it all ended when a law enforcement officer killed ford at a shoot-out at a plant where about 150 people were at work. hanna davis of our wichita affiliate kwch is there. good morning. >> reporter: meg, this morning, law enforcement officials are calling this an active workplace violence. they say cedric ford was a painter at excel industries and this is where all of the fatalities occurred but it spread well beyond this business. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: from fear to relief. a wife reunites with her husband who worked inside the plant. friends and family blocked here as word of the shooting spread. employees are familiar with the gunman. their coworker cedric ford often posted pictures of himself on facebook at work. >> he was a nice guy. when i worked with him on my everything was hunky-dory. i mean, he didn't seem like this kind of guy. >> reporte

police say 38-year-old cedric ford was armed with a high powered rifle and a pistol and worked. inside they say ford opened fire on co-workers killing three and wounding more than a dozen others. a responding officer shot and killed ford. no specific motive has been given. by some accounts it's the 33rd mass shooting in the u.s. this year. >>> well, new details in the trial involving "dancing with the stars" host erin andrews. jurors have been shown secretly recorded nude videos of her. >> andrews left the courtroom right before the imaging were shown suing the man who shot the videos and the nashville hotel where she was staying for $75 million. a computer expert testified that 16 million people have viewed the videos online and it's still going on. >> i know of no way to get it off just in doing continued research, people are still posting the video online a year ago, six months ago, a month ago. about the video because she had been publicly humiliated. andrews is expected to take the stand next week. >>> well, seaworld is making a startling admission using employees to spy on

the gunman 38-year-old cedric ford he worked for the company. he opened fire outside, then went inside and continued firing. ford killed three people and wounded more than a dozen others police. police say that something triggered ford's attack but they haven't said what his motive could be. we'll stay on top of this breaking story. >>> a former bp big rig supervisor haseen found not guilty in a case lirked to thehe gulf of mexico oil spill in 2010. robert kalu sa was tried on a single misdemeanor charge of pollution. prosecutors said that he and another rig supervisor botched a negative pressure test and missed clear signals of trouble before the explosion on the deepwater horizon rig. >>> a very different verdict has been handed down by investigators in the case of a us airways jet crash as it tried to take off two years ago in philadelphia. >> at the time, the airline but now investigators are blaming pilot error. here's abc's david kerley. >> oh, my god, my plane. my plane just crashed. >> reporter: it was a scramble. >> the plane is on fire

the gunman 38-year-old cedric ford he worked for the company. he opened fire outside, then went inside and continued firing. rd killed three people and wounded more than a dozen others before being shot and killed by police. police say that something triggered ford's attack but they haven't said what his motive could be. we'll stay onh top of this breaking story. >>> a former bp big rig supervisor has been found not guilty in a case lirked t the gulf of mexico oil spill in 2010. robert kalu sa was tried on a single misdemeanor charge of pollution. prosecutors said that he and another rig supervisor botched a negative pressure test and missed clear signals of trouble before the explosion on the deepwater horizon rig. >>> a very different verdict has been handed down by investigators in the case of a philadelphia. >> at the time, the airline suggested it was a blown tire t now investigators are blaming pilot error. here's abc's david kerley. >> oh, my god, my plane. my plane just crashed. >> reporter: it was a scramble. >> the plane is on fire. >>

abc's clayton sandell is here in kansas. >> reporter: police say 38-year-old cedric ford started his rampage shooting at random drivers wounding two before heading to excel industries in >> to have something like this is tragic. >> reporter: ford heads inside armed with a rifle and handgun and opens pire on coworkers. >> and then i seen a mob of people start running out saying run, run. pop, pop, that's all i heard. everybody started scattering out of the building and i didn't wales what happened till i got outside. >> reporter: police and witnesses say ford kept shooting until a single officer, first to arrive fires back. >> there was a particular law enforcement here in hesston that responded right away. and even though he took fire, he went inside of that place and saved multiple multiple lives. a hero as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: in the end, four employees including the shooter would not survive many more wounded. >> inside the building, he shot a total of 15 people. >> reporter: around 150 employees were inside at the time. worried friends and family waited outside for

. >> reporter: police say 38-year-old cedric ford started shooting at random drivers shooting two before he headed to excel where he worked. >> to have something like this is frajic. >> reporter: he heads inside armed with a rifle and handgun and opens fire on his co-workers. >> i saw people running out saying, run, run and pop, pop, pop, pop, pop is all i heard and i didn't realize what happened until i saw wounded people coming out. >> reporter: police and witnesses say he kept shooting until a single officer fires back. >> there was a particular law enforcement here in hesston that responded right away and even though he took fire he went inside of that place and saved multiple, multiple lives, a hero as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: in the end four employees including the shooter would not survive. many more wounded. total of 15 people. >> reporter: around 150 employees were inside at the time, worried friends and family waited outside for news. >> i can't believe the guy that shot people up lived right across the street from us. >> reporter: not much is known yet about the vict

police say the gunman identified as cedric ford chose his victims at random. the shootings took place across two towns about 35 miles north of wichita. the victims were hit by gunfire at two separate locations. it all ended when a law enforcement officer killed ford at a shoot-out at a plant where about 150 people were at work. hanna davis of our wichita good morning. >> reporter: meg, this morning, law enforcement officials are calling this an active workplace violence. they say cedric ford was a painter at excel industries and this is where all of the fatalities occurred but it spread well beyond this business. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: from fear to relief. a wife reunites with her husband who worked inside the plant. friends and family blocked here as word of the shooting spread. employees are familiar with the gunman. their coworker cedric ford often posted pictures of himself on facebook at work. >> he was a nice guy. when i worked with him on my second shift, we hung out. everything was hunky-dory. i mean, he didn't seem like this kind of guy. >> repor

three people were killed and 14 police say the gunman identified as cedric ford chose his victims at random. the shootings took place across two towns about 35 miles north of wichita. the victims were hit by gunfire at two separate locations. it all ended when a law enforcement officer killed ford at a shoot-out at a plant where about 150 people were at work. hanna davis of our wichita affiliate kwch is there. good morning. >> reporter: meg, this morning, law enforcement officials are calling this an active workplace violence. they say cedric ford was a painter at excel industries and this is where all of the fatalities occurred but it spread well beyond this business. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: from fear to relief. a wife reunites with her husband who worked inside the plant. friends and family blocked here as word of the shooting spread. employees are familiar with the gunman. their coworker cedric ford often posted pictures of himself on facebook at work. >> he was a nice guy. second shift, we hung out. everything was hunky-dory. i mean, he didn't seem like this kind of guy. >> r

. >> reporter: police say 38-year-old cedric ford started shooting at random drivers shooting two before he headed to excel where he worked. >> to have something like this is frajic. >> reporter: he heads inside armed with a rifle and handgun and opens fire on his co-workers. saying, run, run and pop, pop, pop, pop, pop is all i heard and everybody started scattering out of the building. i didn't realize what happened until i saw wounded people coming out. >> reporter: police and witnesses say he kept shooting until a single officer fires back. >> there was a particular law enforcement here in hesston that responded right away and even though he took fire he went inside of that place and saved multiple, multiple lives, a hero as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: in the end four employees including the shooter would not survive. many more wounded. >> inside the building he shot a total of 15 people. >> reporter: around 150 employees were inside at the time, worried friends and family waited outside for news. >> i can't believe the guy that shot people up lived right across the street fro

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. >> reporter: police say 38-year-old cedric ford started shooting at random drivers shooting two before he headed to excel where he worked. >> to have something like this is frajic. >> reporter: he heads inside armed with a rifle and handgun and opens fire on his co-workers. >> i saw people running out saying, run, run and pop, pop, pop, pop, pop is all i heard and everybody started scattering out of the building. i didn't realize what happened until i saw wounded people coming out. >> reporter: police and until a single officer fires back. >> there was a particular law enforcement here in hesston that responded right away and even though he took fire he went inside of that place and saved multiple, multiple lives, a hero as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: in the end four employees including the shooter would not survive. many more wounded. >> inside the building he shot a total of 15 people. >> reporter: around 150 employees were inside at the time, worried friends and family waited outside for news. >> i can't believe the guy that shot people up lived right across the street from u

. >> reporter: police say 38-year-old cedric ford started shooting at random drivers shooting two before he headed to excel where he worked. >> to have something like this is frajic. >> reporter: he heads inside armed with a rifle and handgun and opens fire on his co-workers. >> i saw people running out saying, run, run and pop, pop, pop, pop, pop is all i heard and everybody started scattering out of the building. i didn't realize what happened coming out. >> reporter: police and witnesses say he kept shooting until a single officer fires back. >> there was a particular law enforcement here in hesston that responded right away and even though he took fire he went inside of that place and saved multiple, multiple lives, a hero as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: in the end four employees including the shooter would not survive. many more wounded. >> inside the building he shot a total of 15 people. >> reporter: around 150 employees were inside at the time, worried friends and family waited outside for news. >> i can't believe the guy that shot people up lived right across the street fr

. >> reporter: police say 38-year-old cedric ford started shooting at random drivers shooting two before he headed to excel where he worked. >> to have something like this is frajic. >> reporter: he heads inside armed with a rifle and handgun and opens fire on his co-workers. >> i saw people running out pop, pop, pop is all i heard and of the building. i didn't realize what happened until i saw wounded people coming out. >> reporter: police and witnesses say he kept shooting back. >> there was a particular law enforcement here in hesston that responded right away and even though he took fire he went inside of that place and saved multiple, multiple lives, a hero as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: in the end four employees including the shooter would not survive. many more wounded. >> inside the building he shot a total of 15 people. >> reporter: around 150 employees were inside at the time, worried friends and family waited outside for news. >> i can't believe the guy that shot people up lived right across the street from us. >> reporter: not much is known yet about the victims who ha

. >> reporter: police say 38-year-old cedric ford started shooting at random drivers shooting two before he headed to excel where he worked. >> to have something like this is frajic. >> reporter: he heads inside armed with a rifle and handgun co-workers. >> i saw people running out pop, pop, pop is all i heard and everybody started scattering out of the building. i didn't realize what happened until i saw wounded people coming out. >> reporter: police and witnesses say he kept shooting until a single officer fires back. >> there was a particular law enforcement here in hesston that responded right away and even though he took fire he went inside of that place and saved multiple, multiple lives, a hero as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: in the end four employees including the shooter would not survive. many more wounded. >> inside the building he shot a total of 15 people. >> reporter: around 150 employees were inside at the time, worried friends and family waited outside for news. >> i can't believe the guy that shot people up lived right across the street from us. >> reporter: not mu

. >> reporter: police say 38-year-old cedric ford started shoooong at random drivers shooting two before he headed to excel where he worked. >> to have something like this is frajic. >> reporter: he heads inside armed with a rifle and handgun co-workers. >> i saw pple running out saying, run, run and pop, pop, pop, pop, pop is all i heard and of the building. i didn't realize what happened until i saw wounded people >> reporter: police and witnesses say he kept shooting until a single officer fires back. >> there was a particular law enforcement here in hesston that responded right away and even though he took fire he went inside of that place and saved multiple,,ultiple lives, a hero as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: in the end four employees including the shooter would not survive. many more wounded. >> inside the building he shot a total of 15 people. >> reporter: around 150 employees were inside at the time, worried friends and family waited outside for news. >> i can't believe the guy that shot people up lived right across the street from us. >> reporter: not much is known yet a

. >> reporter: police say 38-year-old cedric ford started his rampage shooting at random drivers wounding two before heading to excel industries in hesston, kansas, where he worked. >> to have something like this is tragic. >> reporter: fords heads inside armed with a rifle and handgun and opens fire on his co-workers. >> and then i seen a mob of saying, run, run, and pop, pop, pop, pop, pop is all i heard and then everybody started scattering out of the building, and i didn't realize what had happened until we got outside and i started seeing wounded people coming out. >> reporter: police and witnesses say he kept shooting until a single officer, the first to arrive, fires back. >> there was a particular law enforcement here in hesston that responded right away, and even though he took fire, he went inside of that place and saved multiple, multiple lives. a hero as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: in the end four employees including the shooter would not survive. many more wounded. >> inside the building he shot a total of 15 people. >> reporter: around 150 employees were inside at the

police say the gunman identified as cedric ford chose his victims at random. the shootings took place across two towns about 35 miles north of wichita. the victims were hit by gunfire at two separate locations. it all ended when a law enforcement officer killed ford at a shoot-out at a plant where about 150 people were at work. hanna davis of our wichita affiliate kwch is there. good morning. >> reporter: meg, this morning, law enforcement officials are calling this an active workplace violence. they say cedric ford was a painter at excel industries and this is where all of the fatalities occurred but it spread well beyond this business. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: from fear to relief. a wife reunites with her husband friends and family blocked here as word of the shooting spread. employees are familiar with the gunman. their coworker cedric ford often posted pictures of himself on facebook at work. >> he was a nice guy. when i worked with him on my second shift, we hung out. everything was hunky-dory. i mean, he didn't seem like this kind of guy. >> reporter:

police say the gunman identified as cedric ford shows his victims at random. the shootings took place across two towns about 35 miles north of wichita. the victims were hit by gunfire at two separate locations. 150 people were at work at excel plant. hanna davis of our wichita affiliate is there. >> reporter: meg, this morning, law enforcement official are calling this an active workplace violence. they say cedric ford woo a parent at excel industries and this is where all of the fatalities occurred but it business. fear and a woman who reunites with her husband who worked inside the plant. employees are familiar with the gunman. their coworker cedric ford often posted pictures of himself on facebook at work. >> he was a nice guy. when i worked with him on my second shift, we hung out. everything was hunky-dory. he didn't seem like this kind of guy. >> reporter: the shooting started near the plant. they say ford was firing from a vehicle at other cars. at one point he car-jacked a car and shooting the driver. ford, armed with a rifle and handgun shot 15 people

. >> reporter: police say 38-year-old cedric ford started shooting at random drivers shooting two before he headed to excel where he worked. >> to have something like this is frajic. >> reporter: he heads inside armed with a rifle and handgun and opens fire on his co-workers. >> i saw people running out saying, run, run and pop, pop, pop, pop, pop is all i heard and everybody started scattering out of the building. i didn't realize what happened until i saw wounded people coming out. >> reporter: police and until a single officer fires back. >> there was a particular law enforcement here in hesston that responded right away and even though he took fire he went inside of that place and saved multiple, multiple lives, a hero as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: in the end four employees including the shooter would not survive. many more wounded. >> inside the building he shot a >> reporter: around 150 employees were inside at the time, worried friends and family waited outside for news. >> i can't believe the guy that shot people up lived right across the street from us. >> reporter: not

. >> reporter: police say 38-year-old cedric ford started shooting at random drivers shooting two before he headed to excel where he worked. is frajic. >> reporter: he heads inside armed with a rifle and handgun and opens fire on his co-workers. >> i saw people running out saying, run, run and pop, pop, pop, pop, pop is all i heard and everybody started scattering out of the building. i didn't realize what happened until i saw wounded people coming out. >> reporter: police and witnesses say he kept shooting until a single officer fires back. >> there was a particular law enforcement here in hesston that responded right away and even though he took fire he went inside of that place and saved multiple, multiple lives, a hero as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: in the end four employees including the shooter would not survive. many more wounded. >> inside the building he shot a total of 15 people. >> reporter: around 150 employees were inside at the time, worried friends and family waited outside for news. >> i can't believe the guy that shot people up lived right across the street from u

. >> reporter: police say 38-year-old cedric ford started shooting at random drivers shooting two before he headed to excel where he worked. >> to have something like this is frajic. >> reporter: he heads inside armed with a rifle and handgun and opens fire on his co-workers. >> i saw people running out saying, run, run and pop, pop, pop, pop, pop is all i heard and everybody started scattering out of the building. i didn't realize what happened until i saw wounded people coming out. witnesses say he kept shooting until a single officer fires back. >> there was a particular law enforcement here in hesston that responded right away and even though he took fire he went inside of that place and saved multiple, multiple lives, a hero as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: in the end four employees including the shooter would not survive. many more wounded. >> inside the building he shot a total of 15 people. >> reporter: around 150 employees were inside at the time, worried friends and family waited outside for news. >> i can't believe the guy that shot people up lived right across the street

. >> reporter: police say 38-year-old cedric ford started his rampage shooting at random drivers wounding two before heading to excel industries in hesston, kansas, where he worked. >> to have something like this is tragic. >> reporter: fords heads inside armed with a rifle and handgun and opens fire on his co-w-wkers. >> and then i seen a mob of people just start running out saying, run, run, and pop, pop, pop, pop, pop is all i heard and then evevebody started scattering out of the building, and i didn't realize what had happened until we got outside and i started seeing wounded people coming out. >> reporter: police and witnesses say he kept shooting first to arrive, fires back. >>>>here was a particulalalaw enforcement here in hesston that responded right away, and even though he took fire, he went inside of that place and saved multiple, multiple lives. a hero as far asas'm concerned. >> reporter: in the end four employees including the shooter would not survive. many more wounded. >> inside the building he shot a total of 15 people. >> reporter: around 150 employees were inside at t

the gunman 38-year-old cedric ford he worked for the company. he opened fire outside, then went inside and continued firing. ford killed three people and wounded more than a dozen others before being shot and killed by police. police say that something triggered ford's attack but they haven't said what his motive could be. we'll stay on top of this breaking story. >>> a former bp big rig supervisor has been found not guilty in a case lirked to the gulf of mexico oil spill in 2010. robert kalu sa was tried on a single misdemeanor charge of pollution. prosecutors said that he and another rig supervisor botched a negative pressure test and missed clear signals of trouble before the explosion on the deepwater horizon rig. >>> a very different verdict has been handed down by investigators in the case of a us airways jet crash as it tried to take off two years ago in philadelphia. >> at the time, the airline suggested it was a blown tire but now investigators are blaming pilot error. here's abc's david kerley. >> oh, my god, my plane. my plane just cr

police say through law enforcement the man responsible is this man, cedric ford. ford. >> speaking from his hospital bed, a survivor describes the chaos in kansas when the gunman opened fire. >> we heard gun shots. people were running saying somebody was shooting. >> police say the man shooting was cedric ford, a painter at the plant north of wichita. we have learned ford is from miami and lived in mirimar. >> popped out with an ak-4 and down and went into the building. >> authorities say ford killed three and injured at least a dozen people before killing himself thursday afternoon. records show he had a criminal history that included burglary and grand theft. he also was arrested twice for fleeing from police. after seeing this scene unfold, coworkers finding it difficult to imagine how someone they worked alongside could be responsible. >> not that kind of person, that's for sure. >> investigators say the gunman randomly targeted motorists on his way to work. they have ruled out terrorism but they haven't released a motive for the shooting. >> in election 2016

the gunman 38-year-old cedric ford he worked for the company. he opened fire outside, then went inside and continued firing. ford killed three people and wounded more than a dozen others before being shot and killed by police. police say that something triggered ford's attack but they haven't said what his motive could be. we'll stay on top of this breaking story. >>> a former bp big rig supervisor has been found not guilty in a case lirked to the gulf of mexico oil spill in 2010. robert kalu sa was tried on a single misdemeanor charge of pollution. prosecutors said that he and another rig supervisor botched a negative pressure test and missed clear signals of trouble before the explosion on the >>> a very different verdict has been handed down by investigators in the case of a us airways jet crash as it tried to take off two years ago in philadelphia. >> at the time, the airline suggested it was a blown tire but now investigators are blaming pilot error. here's abc's david kerley. >> oh, my god, my plane. my plane just crashed. >> reporter: it

police say the gunman identified as cedric ford chose his victims at random. the shootings took place across two towns about 35 miles north of wichita. the victims were hit by gunfire at two separate locations. it all ended when a law enforcement officer killed ford at a shoot-out at a plant where about 150 people were at work. hanna davis of our wichita affiliate kwch is there. good morning. >> reporter: meg, this morning, law enforcement officials are calling this an active workplace violence. they say cedric ford was a painter at excel industries and this is where all of the fatalities occurred but it spread well beyond this business. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: from fear to relief. a wife reunites with her husband who worked inside the plant. friends and family blocked here as word of the shooting spread. employees are familiar with the gunman. their coworker cedric ford often posted pictures of himself on facebook at work. >> he was a nice guy. when i worked with him on my second shift, we hung out. everything was hunky-dory. i mean, he didn't seem like t

cedric ford who killed three people and shot several more once lived in miramar. he has a history of arrests in broward county. police have not released a motive but they are ruling out terrorism. >>> also breaking this morning a third suspect in the shooting death of 16-year-old king carter has been arrested. a 16-year-old taken into custody this morning. he's charged with second degree murder and attempted murder along with two others. >>> debate night for the republican candidates in texas on thursday. things got a little heated with donald trump. senators marco rubio and ted cruz trading js. the candidates are now focused on super tuesday which is just a few days away. the democratic primary is in south carolina. that's tomorrow. glenna millberg is there. she will have all your live reports. keep it here on local 10 >> the g.o.p. debate on "good morning america" continues now. with a live, local news update. >> take us with you on local10.com or with the app. it's cold out there but beautiful. the sun is out. hope everybody has a fantastic weekend. >> weekend,

the gunman 38-year-old cedric ford he worked for the company. he opened fire outside, then went inside and continued firing. ford killed three people and wounded more than a dozen others before being shot and killed by police. police say that something triggered ford's attack but they haven't said what his motive could be. we'll stay on top of this breaking story. >>> a former bp big rig supervisor has been found not guilty in a case lirked to the 2010. robert kalu sa was tried on a pollution. prosecutors said that he and another rig supervisor botched a negative pressure test and missed clear signals of trouble before the explosion on the deepwater horizon rig. >>> a very different verdict has been handed down by investigators in the case of a us airways jet crash as it tried to take off two years ago in philadelphia. >> at the time, the airline but now investigators are blaming pilot error. here's abc's david kerley. >> oh, my god, my plane. my plane just crashed. >> reporter: it was a scramble. >> the plane is on fire. >> reporter: for the 15

the gunman 38-year-old cedric ford he worked for the company. he opened fire outside, then went inside and continued firing. ford killed three people and wounded more than a dozen others before being shot and killed by police. triggered ford's attack but they haven't said what his motive could be. breaking story. >>> a former bp big rig supervisor has been found not guilty in a case lirked to the 2010. robert kalu sa was tried on a single misdemeanor charge of pollution. prosecutors said that he and another rig supervisor botched a negative pressure test and missed clear signals of trouble before the explosion on the deepwater horizon rig. >>> a very different verdict has been handed down by investigators in the case of a us airways jet crash as it tried to take off two years ago in philadelphia. >> at the time, the airline suggested it was a blown tire but now investigators are blaming pilot error. here's abc's david kerley. >> oh, my god, my plane. my plane just crashed. >> reporter: it was a scramble. >> the plane is on fire. >> reporter: for

police say cedric ford fired on people from his vehicle before entering the factory where he worked. a shooting spree left more than three dead and a dozen wound bpd police believe something triggered his attack but aren't saying wa his motive was. >> bill cosby has dropped a defamation lawsuit against supermodel beverly johnson who accused him of drugging her back in the $1980. his lawyer says he wants to focus on the criminal case against him in pennsylvania. she says the suit against johnson will be refiled before the statute of limitations runs out. >> turning to history being made at the vatican, pope francis has made no secret about his affection for children into now the pontiff is putting his pen where his heart is writing dear pope francis, the first children's book ever written by a pontiff. here's abc's jesse palmer. >> the book is made up of exchanges between the pope and >> dear pope francis. >> reporter: sat down with not two, not four, but 12 of them including juan pablo from argentina, natasha from kenya and william from chicago. >> dear pope francis, if you could one

the gunman 38-year-old cedric ford he worked for the company. he opened fire outside, then went inside and continued firing. ford killed three people and wounded more than a dozen others before being shot and killed by police. police say that something triggered ford's attack but they haven't said what his motive could be. we'll stay on top of this breaking story. >>> a former bp big rig supervisor has been found not guilty in a case lirked to the 2010. robert kalu sa was tried on a single misdemeanor charge of pollution. prosecutors said that he and another rig supervisor botched a negative pressure test and missed clear signals of trouble before the explosion on the deepwater horizon rig. >>> a very different verdict has investigators in the case of a us airways jet crash as it tried to take off two years ago in philadelphia. >> at the time, the airline suggested it was a blown tire but now investigators are blaming pilot error. here's abc's david kerley. >> oh, my god, my plane. my plane just crashed. >> reporter: it was a scramble. >> the pl

investigators believe she provided the gun cedric ford used in the attack. nbc's chris pallone has the latest details. >> reporter: just a day after a gunman shattered the peace in heston, kansas, people gather to remember those they lost. >> she was a really wonderful person. she was the greatest person i've ever met in my life. she was my best friend. we have a big history together. >> reporter: renee benjamin was 30. brian sadowski was 30. factory walked in and started shooting. as the community grieves, police continue their roundndhe-clock investigation. they've already interviewed most of the survivors and are still gathering evidence inside the facry. in all, 17 people shot. police say cedric ford used an assault rifle to hunt his viims, and now his former girlfriend is in jail. sarah hopkins is chargewith knowingly giving a firearm to a convicted felon. she could face ten years in federal prison if convicted. investigators say ford had been slapped with a restraining order by a different ex-girlfriend shortly before he went on a shooting spree. his t

the gunman 38-year-old cedric ford he worked for the company. he opened fire outside, then went inside and continued firing. wounded more than a dozen others before being shot and killed by police. police say that something triggered ford's attack but they haven't said what his motive could be. we'll stay on top of this breaking story. >>> a former bp big rig supervisor has been found not guilty in a case lirked to the gulf of mexico oil spill in 2010. robert kalu sa was tried on a single misdemeanor charge of pollution. prosecutors said that he and another rig supervisor botched a negative pressure test and missed clear signals of trouble before the explosion on the deepwater horizon rig. >>> a very different verdict has been handed down by investigators in the case of a us airways jet crash as it tried to take off two years ago in philadelphia. >> at the time, the airline suggested it was a blown tire but now investigators are blaming pilot error. here's abc's david kerley. >> oh, my god, my plane. my plane just crashed. >> reporter: it was a

the gunman 38-year-old cedric ford he worked for the company. he opened fire outside, then went inside and continued firing. ford killed three people and wounded more than a dozen others before being shot and killed by police. haven't said what his motive could be. we'll stay on top of this breaking story. >>> a former bp big rig supervisor has been found not guilty in a case linked to the gulf of mexico oil spill in 2010. robert kaluza was tried on a single misdemeanor charge of pollution. prosecutors said that he and another rig supervisor botched a negative pressure test and missed clear signals of trouble before the explosion on the deepwater horizon rig. >>> a very different verdict has been handed down by investigators in the case of a us airways jet crash as it tried to take off two years ago in philadelphia. >> at the time, the airline suggested it was a blown tire but now investigators are blaming pilot error. here's abc's david kerley. >> oh, my god, my plane. my plane just crashed. >> reporter: it was a scramble. >> the plane is on fi