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From 9 News: Police confirmed that one victim is dead in addition to the shooter. Police also said at least five men were injured at the Safeway Distribution Center at 4600 E. Stapleton Dr. South.
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4 Shot In North Denver Incident
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DENVER - The suspect opened fire at the Safeway Distribution Center warehouse Sunday. One victim is dead and at least five people were injured, including a Denver police officer.
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[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans serif]Continued coverage of the Safeway Distribution Warehouse shooting. Reporter Anastasiya Bolton says police are calling this a homicide investigation. 9NEWS at 5 p.m. June 25, 2006.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans serif]Reporter Heidi McGuire from Denver Health Medical Center where the victims were taken after the warehouse shooting Sunday. 9NEWS at 5 p.m. June 25, 2006.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans serif]Reporter Anastasiya Bolton from the shooting at the Safeway Distribution center that left several people injured. 9NEWS at 5 p.m. June 25, 2006.[/FONT]
Denver police say this is a homicide investigation.
On Sunday afternoon police received a report that a shooter had opened fire at 4600 E. Stapleton Dr. South.
Authorities responded to the scene and secured the area.
At least 60 employees were inside the building at the time. According to police, the suspect opened fire on at least six people, including a Denver police officer.
Police confirmed that one victim is dead in addition to the shooter. Two of the victims are listed in critical condition and one is in serious condition. The other two victims were listed in fair condition, including the officer, and one of those victims has been released. All of the victims were taken to Denver Health Medical Center.
Police also confirmed that two fires were burning in the building. One of the fires was started on the second floor in a break room. The second fire is on the first floor in a paper storage area, according to police.
The suspect was an employee but it is unclear at this time how long the suspect had been with the company, according to police.
I-70 was shut down for a short time but is now re-opened.
All of the employees are being held at the scene to be interviewed.
Employee Frank Morales was inside the warehouse at the time and told 9NEWS, "I went and grabbed one of our employees and we went to go exit out the front and then we had two individuals coming back that said he was in the warehouse shooting."
9NEWS at 10 and 9NEWS.com will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.
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[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans serif]Continued coverage of the Safeway Distribution Warehouse shooting. Reporter Anastasiya Bolton says police are calling this a homicide investigation. 9NEWS at 5 p.m. June 25, 2006.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans serif]Reporter Heidi McGuire from Denver Health Medical Center where the victims were taken after the warehouse shooting Sunday. 9NEWS at 5 p.m. June 25, 2006.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial, helvetica, sans serif]Reporter Anastasiya Bolton from the shooting at the Safeway Distribution center that left several people injured. 9NEWS at 5 p.m. June 25, 2006.[/FONT]Denver police say this is a homicide investigation.
On Sunday afternoon police received a report that a shooter had opened fire at 4600 E. Stapleton Dr. South.
Authorities responded to the scene and secured the area.
At least 60 employees were inside the building at the time. According to police, the suspect opened fire on at least six people, including a Denver police officer.
Police confirmed that one victim is dead in addition to the shooter. Two of the victims are listed in critical condition and one is in serious condition. The other two victims were listed in fair condition, including the officer, and one of those victims has been released. All of the victims were taken to Denver Health Medical Center.
Police also confirmed that two fires were burning in the building. One of the fires was started on the second floor in a break room. The second fire is on the first floor in a paper storage area, according to police.
The suspect was an employee but it is unclear at this time how long the suspect had been with the company, according to police.
I-70 was shut down for a short time but is now re-opened.
All of the employees are being held at the scene to be interviewed.
Employee Frank Morales was inside the warehouse at the time and told 9NEWS, "I went and grabbed one of our employees and we went to go exit out the front and then we had two individuals coming back that said he was in the warehouse shooting."
9NEWS at 10 and 9NEWS.com will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.
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Possible 2nd suspect being looked for. Many wit's indicate 2nd suspect was possible lookout. Deemed a person of strong interest.
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I did not think of that, until after the action was over.
Seeing the images from the scene yesterday, holy cow does that bring back Columbine memories for anyone else, the FF's all riding on the tailboard to get cover etc.
Also 2 victims are now dead and another one reported very critical.
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Also 2 victims are now dead and another one reported very critical.
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jimmnn said:
Your right Jim, that does bring back memories of Columbine. Very scary
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DENVER -- An investigation is under way to determine why a Safeway warehouse employee walked into work and opened fire on his coworkers Sunday afternoon, killing one person and injuring five, including a Denver police officer.
The suspect, tentatively identified by witnesses as Michael Ford, was shot and killed during a shootout with SWAT officers inside the massive Safeway Denver Distribution Center, located near Interstate 70 and Colorado Boulevard.
"The officers confronted the suspect who was armed with the handgun. He fired at us, we fired at him," said Denver police Chief Gerry Whitman. "It was pretty quick ... I don't expect (officers) to negotiate when you get shot at."
Ford's mother and sister told reporters that Ford had just returned to work after a three-month leave of absence for personal reasons. They said Ford was a kind, caring person, who wouldn't hurt anyone but that he said he was being teased at work because he's a Muslim and he couldn't take it anymore.
His sister said when he came to visit them Sunday morning, he looked scared and nervous but she didn't know why. She told reporters that his last words to her were, "Allah will decide. I love you."
What Happened
Two employees remain in critical condition at Denver Health Medical Center. Denver SWAT officer Derick Dominguez, 38, was shot in the left hip during the confrontation. Dominguez has a broken leg and remains in serious condition. Another victim is also in serious condition. A fifth victim has already been released from a hospital. The identities of the Safeway victims -- all men -- have not been released.
Their injuries range from being shot in the face, to being hit in the torso.
The rampage started at about 3:12 p.m. when witnesses said Ford burst in to the produce area, fired at least five shots and set several small fires.
"I seen him. He was like about 20 feet away from me. He was just shooting and lighting fires. He wanted to turn the building on fire," said Safeway worker Jesus Lopez. "I just ran. Everybody just ran out."
Workers told 7NEWS that it appeared that Ford was trying to target his supervisor.
"He shot (the supervisor). At that point, he started shooting everybody who was around," said Safeway employee Scott Stroman, who heard accounts of what happened through other coworkers.
About 152 people were working at the time. Some witnessed the shots and ran for their lives. Others heard the gunfire and were told to flee by coworkers and supervisors scrambling to get outside. Some employees were trapped inside and hid in various parts of the the sprawling warehouse until SWAT officers stormed the building and found the gunman.
"It was just a normal day when all of a sudden everyone was running out of the building. Everybody was just scared and running," Stroman said. "Everybody was hiding behind boxes, hiding behind walls, anything they can get, you know, behind to not get shot. Because this guy, he was just shooting everybody at random."
"We just got off our forklifts and ran to the exit door," said another Safeway worker.
The gunman started multiple fires in one location and one fire in another location, firefighters said. The sprinkler system inside the building kicked off immediately and contained most of the fires. Firefighters couldn't enter the building at first because the gunman was still at large inside.
Workers ran out of the building with their arms raised as about 50 police officers arrived with their weapons drawn and surrounded the area. Police set up a barrier around the perimeter of the warehouse and worked to pinpoint the gunman's location, which they did quickly, thanks to repeated 911 calls coming from employees still in the building.
Several groups of officers then charged inside the warehouse and then about an hour later, confronted Ford.
"There were 150 people in there we had to protect, and he was already shooting at people," Whitman said. "We have busloads of witnesses."
The 1.3 million-square-foot warehouse stretches several city blocks so it took officers some time to to clear the scene and make sure that there were no other suspects or victims inside. It was only after the firefight, when officers had a chance to sweep through the large warehouse, that they found the body of the dead employee.
During the two-hour ordeal, employees huddled on a pile of gravel near the corner of the parking lot, waiting for the standoff between the gunman and the police to be over. Police later cut the chain link fence to get them off the property and give them more peace of mind.
The frontage road between I-70 and the building was clogged with fire trucks, police cars and RTD buses that were dispatched to shelter employees while they waited to be interviewed by police. I-70 in the area was closed in both directions for more than three hours as officers worked to clear the scene.
"I'm just lucky I'm here. You know, I'm scared, I've never been through anything like this," Stroman said. He had been just started working at the warehouse two weeks ago.
Firefighters eventually gained access to the roof and extinguished the remaining fires. Denver Fire spokesman Phil Champagne said stacked paper products were ignited in several areas. A small fire rekindled in the paper products center of the facility Monday morning but it was quickly doused by workers.
Safeway spokesman, Jeff Stroh, said Ford worked filling orders in the produce department and had been employed at the center since February 2005. Ford was scheduled to work Sunday and did report to work.
He has no previous criminal record.
Stroh said parts of the warehouse would reopen Monday and that store officials had contacted grief counselors for employees needing help. The company planned to evaluate its safety policies, he said.
"Whenever workplace violence occurs, you really have to take a step back and look at what you're doing," Stroh said.
Workers said that the warehouse is usually a calm workplace, and that most people get along.
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, murder is the fourth-leading cause of fatal work-place injury in the United States. In 2004, there were 551 workplace murders in the U.S., or about 10 percent of the total fatal work injuries.
Safeway employees who need help or counseling can call 303-320-8914.
I got that from the Denverchannel.com.
Also the weapon involved was a 357, so you can see why first responders where not taking any chances.
DENVER -- An investigation is under way to determine why a Safeway warehouse employee walked into work and opened fire on his coworkers Sunday afternoon, killing one person and injuring five, including a Denver police officer.
The suspect, tentatively identified by witnesses as Michael Ford, was shot and killed during a shootout with SWAT officers inside the massive Safeway Denver Distribution Center, located near Interstate 70 and Colorado Boulevard.
"The officers confronted the suspect who was armed with the handgun. He fired at us, we fired at him," said Denver police Chief Gerry Whitman. "It was pretty quick ... I don't expect (officers) to negotiate when you get shot at."
Ford's mother and sister told reporters that Ford had just returned to work after a three-month leave of absence for personal reasons. They said Ford was a kind, caring person, who wouldn't hurt anyone but that he said he was being teased at work because he's a Muslim and he couldn't take it anymore.
His sister said when he came to visit them Sunday morning, he looked scared and nervous but she didn't know why. She told reporters that his last words to her were, "Allah will decide. I love you."
What Happened
Two employees remain in critical condition at Denver Health Medical Center. Denver SWAT officer Derick Dominguez, 38, was shot in the left hip during the confrontation. Dominguez has a broken leg and remains in serious condition. Another victim is also in serious condition. A fifth victim has already been released from a hospital. The identities of the Safeway victims -- all men -- have not been released.
Their injuries range from being shot in the face, to being hit in the torso.
The rampage started at about 3:12 p.m. when witnesses said Ford burst in to the produce area, fired at least five shots and set several small fires.
"I seen him. He was like about 20 feet away from me. He was just shooting and lighting fires. He wanted to turn the building on fire," said Safeway worker Jesus Lopez. "I just ran. Everybody just ran out."
Workers told 7NEWS that it appeared that Ford was trying to target his supervisor.
"He shot (the supervisor). At that point, he started shooting everybody who was around," said Safeway employee Scott Stroman, who heard accounts of what happened through other coworkers.
About 152 people were working at the time. Some witnessed the shots and ran for their lives. Others heard the gunfire and were told to flee by coworkers and supervisors scrambling to get outside. Some employees were trapped inside and hid in various parts of the the sprawling warehouse until SWAT officers stormed the building and found the gunman.
"It was just a normal day when all of a sudden everyone was running out of the building. Everybody was just scared and running," Stroman said. "Everybody was hiding behind boxes, hiding behind walls, anything they can get, you know, behind to not get shot. Because this guy, he was just shooting everybody at random."
"We just got off our forklifts and ran to the exit door," said another Safeway worker.
The gunman started multiple fires in one location and one fire in another location, firefighters said. The sprinkler system inside the building kicked off immediately and contained most of the fires. Firefighters couldn't enter the building at first because the gunman was still at large inside.
Workers ran out of the building with their arms raised as about 50 police officers arrived with their weapons drawn and surrounded the area. Police set up a barrier around the perimeter of the warehouse and worked to pinpoint the gunman's location, which they did quickly, thanks to repeated 911 calls coming from employees still in the building.
Several groups of officers then charged inside the warehouse and then about an hour later, confronted Ford.
"There were 150 people in there we had to protect, and he was already shooting at people," Whitman said. "We have busloads of witnesses."
The 1.3 million-square-foot warehouse stretches several city blocks so it took officers some time to to clear the scene and make sure that there were no other suspects or victims inside. It was only after the firefight, when officers had a chance to sweep through the large warehouse, that they found the body of the dead employee.
During the two-hour ordeal, employees huddled on a pile of gravel near the corner of the parking lot, waiting for the standoff between the gunman and the police to be over. Police later cut the chain link fence to get them off the property and give them more peace of mind.
The frontage road between I-70 and the building was clogged with fire trucks, police cars and RTD buses that were dispatched to shelter employees while they waited to be interviewed by police. I-70 in the area was closed in both directions for more than three hours as officers worked to clear the scene.
"I'm just lucky I'm here. You know, I'm scared, I've never been through anything like this," Stroman said. He had been just started working at the warehouse two weeks ago.
Firefighters eventually gained access to the roof and extinguished the remaining fires. Denver Fire spokesman Phil Champagne said stacked paper products were ignited in several areas. A small fire rekindled in the paper products center of the facility Monday morning but it was quickly doused by workers.
Safeway spokesman, Jeff Stroh, said Ford worked filling orders in the produce department and had been employed at the center since February 2005. Ford was scheduled to work Sunday and did report to work.
He has no previous criminal record.
Stroh said parts of the warehouse would reopen Monday and that store officials had contacted grief counselors for employees needing help. The company planned to evaluate its safety policies, he said.
"Whenever workplace violence occurs, you really have to take a step back and look at what you're doing," Stroh said.
Workers said that the warehouse is usually a calm workplace, and that most people get along.
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, murder is the fourth-leading cause of fatal work-place injury in the United States. In 2004, there were 551 workplace murders in the U.S., or about 10 percent of the total fatal work injuries.
Safeway employees who need help or counseling can call 303-320-8914.
I got that from the Denverchannel.com.
Also the weapon involved was a 357, so you can see why first responders where not taking any chances.
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