this happened in heston kansas, which is about 20 miles north of wichita at a business called xcel industries. hi, everyone. i'm vanessa welch. >> and i'm mark ockerbloom. officials are about to update the situation any minute but let's begin with eric ration musen with what we know. eric. >> the number of those killed as you mentioned is still up in the air because authorities say they just have so many different scenes on their hands in that situation. several wichita news outlets and the new york daily news are identifying the shooter as this man, sedric ford, a worker at that plant, and according to the post on his facebook page he was feeling fed up. before 5:00. >> we heard a pop, pop and thought it was just meant upon the ground, and then the doors opened. people started screaming and front. >> reporter: workers say it was chaos, people running as the shots kept running one after another in heston kansas. >> it's almost a worst-case >> reporter: the shooter reported armed with an ak-47 not only firing inside the heavy duty lawn equipment plant but before that from his car leaving sever

. >> reporter: a massive police presence outside t t excel industries plant in heston, kansas, after a gunman entered the complex and opened fire. workers inside the building described a chaotic scene. >> everybody was running, people were screaming. people were crying. we didn't know what to do. >> more people running, pop, pop, pop, pop. i started running, too. >> reporter: when it was over, four peoe were killed including the gunman. more than a dozen wounded, many critically. witnesses say the suspect who was an employee offhe plant w armed with an assault-style weapon and a handgun. police say the man also shot and wounded three people he he went inside and opened fire. >> it didn't matter who it was, he had no specific target. he was shooting anyone that got in his way. >> reporter: the first officer to arrive immediately engaged thehe gunman and single hand idly took him down. >> even though he took fire, he went inside that place and saved multiple, multiple lives. a hero as far as i'm concerned. >> reporter: about 150 people were inside the plant at the time of the shooting.

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live in studio, michael spears, nbc 6 news. >>> breaking news out of heston, kansas, 40 minutes northwest of wichita officers in kansas say he killed ree people, wounded 14 others before police then shot him. as police searched the gunman's home, there was concern there was booby trap for a potential second shooter. in the last 30 minutes, nbc news confirmed the name of the shooter. we just tweeted this information out. just ten days ago he posted this picture of a gun on his lap while he was sititng in a car. we understand he is from miami, miami native with a big rap sheet from here in south florida including lots of death charges. all of those who were killed and most of the wounded were shot inside a manufacturing plant in heston, kansas. that's where the gunman also worked. three others were shot while en route to the facility. for nbc 6 sarah make is live in kaas. what can you tell us? >> reporter: this morning police are working the figure out what might have sent cedric ford over the edge. a lot of unanswered questions today. the people here are shocked. a massive police presence

. >>> new details are emerging about the man who opened fire at his workplace in heston kansas yesterday. three people were killed, 14- pound wounded. then police killed the gunman during the attack. >>reporter: police in kansas say shooting suspect cedric ford was served with a protection from abuse order in the factory where he worked 90 minutes before he opened fire. >> he didn't display anything that was outrageous. he was upset he was getting this letter. >>reporter: ford who had a criminal record left work after getting the order and first opened fire from his car hitting someone in a vehicle. he then shot another driver and stole their car before heading back to the excel plant. >> shots fired the shooting excel industries in heston. person in the parking lot and another 14 inside the building before an officer gunned behind him down the officers is being called a hero. >> he had to stop that threat. you got 2 or 300 people in there luckily 2 or 300 people came out. >>reporter: representatives rushed to the factory after hearing about the shooting. one couple was reunited as camer

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manufacturing plant on thursday, and heston, kansas. police say police chief doug schroeder was first on scene ford, went into the factory shooting and killing three people. but at first the officer did not have backup but he tracked down the gun man and killed the shooter's friend say this on his part. >> i am sure his only reaction was i have to save these have to dupe what do pretty >> the county sheriff says chief schroeder is a hero because several hundred people were still inside the factory he says ford was not done shooting, by any means but just served a protective order involving a part -- former girlfriend. police have charged the woman they say gave for the weapons, they say sarah hopkins new ford was convicted with a convicted felon, but she still gave him a semi automatic rifle and a 40 caliber handgun. ford had both weapons when he was shot and killed, if convicted, hopkins faces up to 10 years in prison and a 250,000-dollar fine. >>> we have new details this morning in a double shooting and a crowded raleigh shopping cen

chris pallone, nbc news, heston, kansas. >>> 6:37 is now the time. stillll ahead, time for south carolina democrats to decide. we're talkng politics ahead of the palmetto state's primy. >>> reality star caitlyn jenner teams up with a major beauty brand. more about the collaboration en we return. >>> south florida, a beautiful day to be out and about for you golfers hitting the green this morning, temperatures on the cool side. you won't be neding the umbrellas today. everything should be dry. but you want the caps on because the uv index on the higher end is question is >>> welcome back. 6:40 is your time. after a wild friday on the republican side, nbc's steve handelsman is in south carolina with a look ahead. >> reporter: thanks and good morning from columbia. here in south carolina african-americans are expected to make up the majority of voters in the democratic primary primary. that seems to ensure hillary clinton to an easy win. then comes super t tsday where in ten states democrats have major races, only in vermont bernie sanders home state, d

. >>> heston kansas is a small seven were killed, 14 others were wounded in the shooting. the shooting happened in four locations. were shot at xl industries which makes lawn products. the gunman was an employee there. >> this is a horrible situation. terrible, terrible. however there was someone who responded here right away. and even though he took fire, he went inside and saved multiple lives. a hero. >> reporter: >> there is a standoff at the shooter's home. there was loud music blaring, and someone believed to be the suspect's roommate is refusing to come out. >>> the final gop debated was a raucous pile-on as marco rubio finally lit into donald trump and ted cruz followed suit. the debate went off the rails early rubio cited news reports that trump for all his talk on immigration has hired people illegally. >> are you the only person on the stage who's been fined for hiring people to work on your projects illegally? >> i'm the only one on the stage who's hired people. [ cheering and applause ] >> i've hired tens of thousands of people. >> you hired a thousand people

cbs news heston, kansas. >>> ford did have convictions for multiple burglaries fleeing conduct. >>> continuing our coverage of the nation on denver's only 6:30 newscast. the governor of michigan has approved $30 million to help the people of flint pay their water bills. he says residents should not have to pay for lead tainted now the money will pay for about 65% of the typical bill covering water use for drinking, cooking and baiting. residents in flint have to foot the sewer portion of their bills. >>> bill cosby dropped one of his suits. >> they will refile the definition suit against johnson >>> an intense coast guard rescue off the east coast the helicopter crew from new jersey plucked 7 people from a fishing boat that ran a ground near new york city. the water was so rough a coast guard boat capsized when trying that rescue earlier. helicopter crew was able to drop all 7 fishermen safely on the shore. what a job they did. >>> you might assume your health insurance provider negotiate the lowest possible drugs. >> cbs 4 investigators brian moss checked out a new app called lowest med that

four people are dead and 14 more injured in the town of heston, kansas. the shooter got into a car there and started driving around shooting at will. and reportedly chased his co-workers shooting en more people before being shot to death by police. he has been identied as 38-yeyr-old cedric ford. looking into his past, we found the facebook page where he's shooting a gun out in a field. there are pictures of weapons and songs about revenge. witnesses say this man caused pure chaos. >> i thought i was hearing explosions from something blowing up i saw people running out say run, run, run, runand then i started herring pop, pop, pop, pop. >> he has relatives here in south florida. there's a lengthy criminal record for cedric ford down here. he racked up drug and weapons charges in broward county. authorities say so far a motive is unclear but ey havee ruled out >>> meanwhile right here in south florida gun violence continues to plague the streets of south florida. derek shore has more. >>> it's time to start caring again. >>reporter: marching through the st

excel industries, a family-owned business where they manufacture it's located in the town of heston, kansas, we not far wichita. they captured a wife reunited with her husband after a painful moment of being uncertain about his fate. >> i heard his voice but i won't be happy until i see him in person. oh, my god. oh, my god. >> you can come in here. >> the sheriff says the gunman worked there and there could be as many as four crime scenes. the factory, another location in heston where a person was shot in the leg and the town of newton where a man was shot in the shoulder and a fourth location. >> new tonight, the governor is getting a firsthand at the damage down in charlotte county. he arrived around 7:00 tonight and walked around communities hardest hit yesterday by severe weather. you can see him here meeting who's home was destroyed when the ef-1 tornado moved through his neighborhood. >>> a lively presidential debate as they battle it out for the final time before super tuesday. pretty much it turned into a trump verses rubio debate. when you look at the latest numbers, that's how it

people running as the shots kept coming, one after another at xcel industries in heston, kansas. scenario and i think for the most part people scattered. >> reporter: the shooter only firing inside the heavy duty lawn equipment plant, but before that from his car leaving several crime scenes behind, possibly as many as four. the suspect killed in the response. >> the shooter himself has been shot and killed. he's an xcel employee. >> and we're getting more clarification here. all four people killed including the shooter were killed inside that business, xcel industries. several of those hurt are still in critical conditioning tonight. eric as muse, fox 25 news. >>> following breaking news in plymouth. one person has been killed in a car crash. the car went off the road around 6:30 on route 3. both people inside of that car were brought to jordan hospital. a 21-year-old man from providence rhode island died from his injuries. so far no word on what caused the crash. >>> this man is accused of using a 12-inch knife to robin suspecting pedestrians in boston. and tonight police want to catch

. >>> heston kansas is a small town outside of wichita. seven were killed, 14 others were wounded in the shooting. the shooting happened in four locations. most of the wounded were shot at xl industries which makes lawn products. the gunman was an employee there. >> this is a horrible situation. terrible, terrible. responded here right away. and even though he took fire, he went inside and saved multiple lives. a hero. >> reporter: >> there is a standoff at the shooter's home. there was loud music blaring, and someone believed to be the suspect's roommate is refusing to come out. >>> the final gop debated was a raucous pile-on as marco rubio finally lit into donald trump and ted cruz followed suit. the debate went off the rails early and often with attacks and shouting. rubio cited news reports that trump for all his talk on immigration has hired people illegally. >> are you the only person on the stage who's been fined for hiring people to work on your projects illegally? >> i'm the only one on the >> i've hired tens of thousands of peopl

with your help, as president, >>> in heston, kansas, multiple people shot in a business north of wichita. we don't know how many deaths there are. down. a nearby college is also on lockdown. there are nearly 400 students there. we are working to damager more details, we'll bring them to you as soon as we get them. >>> a outbreak of mumps in the metro area is keeping colorado doctors busy. so far seven confirmed cases in the state. usually we see fewer than half that number, even if you got the vaccine and booster therees no guarantee you're immune. it's highly contagious. last year more than 1,000 cases of mumps were reported across our country. so far there's nearly 70 cases this year. >>> generally we say if you stand within three feet of someone for over a minute that is when we think you potentially could be getting it. >> while the vaccine doesn't guarantee immunity doctors say its best to make sure that your shots are up to date. >>> it appears more people who to try marijuana in our emergency rooms. there's new research that was just published by the new england journal of medicin

this is all in heston, kansas, 35 miles north of wichita. the sheriff there shez we still don't have a lot of answers. in an instant another american community experience the chaos and bloodshed of a mass shooting. >> the shooting at random. and he came out, you know, he was following people out the back. and i thought he was going to shoot me so i ran. >> reporter: the gunfire linked this afternoon sent workers running from excel industries north of wichita. >> i had no idea what to do. we were hopping fences. people were running, people were screaming, people were crying. >> reporter: as police and ambulances descended op the plant, authorities say the gurnman, a current, or possible former excel employee was shot and killed by law enforcement. his motive, unclear. >> we know the shooter is down. there could be as many as three brothers, and possibly 20 people injured. >> reporter: the shooting on the excel grounds both inside and in the company's parking lot, just one of several crime scenes, including at least two others involving driver

it happened in heston kansas. >> it may be a workplace violence incident. we just got more information. >> reporter: the sheriff just wrapped up a news conference confirming police shot and killed the gunman, and the shooter worked at the lawnmower parts plant where he opened fire this evening. >> we heard pop, pop, and we just thought it was metal on the ground and. >> reporter: but they were shots. the employee drove through the >> i saw the guy pull up, and he stopped, got out, he yelled something, got our attention, and he fired off an ak47 before he went in. >> the guys i was working with, right by me, grabbed me by my shirt and said run, there's a shooter. >> reporter: the shooting continued, and the sheriff says many families will receive the worst possible news before this is over. >> inside the building he shot a total of 15 people. four were killed, including himself, the shooter. >> reporter: this woman knew her husband escaped but could not contain her emotion when they finally reunited. >> oh my god! oh my god! >> you can come in here! >> repor

a harvey county deputy says the shooting happened in heston, kansas. authorities believe at least three other reported shootings in the area were connected with the incident. >> we heard a pop, pop, and we thought it was metal falling on the ground, and then the doors open. people start screaming coming out say going to the important and then everybody turn and say, no, he is out front. so everybody started going to the back over here and then they have me, my boss. we really didn't know what was going on. you can get the latest on my

. >>> authorities are learning more about the the man accused of opening fire and in heston, kansas killing three people and injuring four others. police say set trick ford had a criminal record and was served with a protection from abuse order, in the factory where he work, 90 minutes before he opened fire. he shot two people and stole a car before returning to work, where he shot one person in the parking lot and 14 people inside. he was shot and killed by a police officer who is being called a hero. >> he had to stop that threat. you've got two or 300 people in there, luckily two or 300 people came out. >> police say ford was armed with an assault rifle and a automatic handgun. investigators are trying to figure out how a suspect with the criminal record was able to get those weapons. >>> a massachusetts man accused of hitting a pedestrian while driving drunk takes a nasty spill during his sobriety test. thomas, watch right here, see that he was caught on video calling face first in the ground. yeah, eyewitness says that police asked the man to walk by putting 1 foot in front of the othe

authorities in heston kansas have started mapping out when the shootings began. during a news conference today, police described how he shot a couple people while driving toward the excel industry's plant around 5:00 last night. investigators said ford shot one person in the parking lot of the industrial plant before going inside with a long gun and a pistol and opened fire. the sheriff said a deputy managed to shoot and kill ford saving hundreds of lives. >> understand there's probably people in that building while this is going on. this man was not going to stop shooting. the only reason he stopped shooting is because that officer stopped the shooter. >> abc news obtained the restraining order filed against ford. filed by an ex-girlfriend. she described him as an alcoholic, violent, and depressed. >> thank you. world news is closely following the newest developments in this story and digging more into ford's background. watch for that report after eyewitness news tonight at 6:00. >>> duke energy is till working to get the power back on to everybody in charlotte

authorities in heston, kansas, say up to four people have been killed and as many as 20 have been injured. this happening at a lawnmower business called excel industries in the small city north of witchta . police say the suspect is an excel employee and has been killed. they say there are a number of crime scenes. a news conference is expected sometime later on this evening. we'll keep you posted on any new details. >>> blame a change in the seasons. but we could be paying a little more for gasoline in the days ahead. kpix 5 reporter mike sugerman on what's pushing up our low, low prices. mike. >> reporter: kenny, how low can you go?! it's been pretty good for the past year in california. well, starting this weekend, you're going to see a different sign at the gas stations. just remember what it was like in the past. savvy drivers know where to steer. >> this is actually the lowest i have seen it lately. i think it's $2.03. >> reporter: way below the california average which today is at $2.29 and it's cheaper other places. but maybe not for long. >> i think gas prices are likely to rise.

ford opened fire yesterday inside "excel industries" in heston, kansas before being killed by police. co-workers and neighbors are shocked. sot jennifer - i just can't believe that the guy that show people up was right across the street from us. the motive is still unclear, but terrorism has been ruled out. shootings like these becoming all too familiar. this marks the 33-rd mass shooting in the u-s just this year.. we're just getting new details on that shooting rampage... the sheriff there says the suspect in that shooting was served a protection order for an abusive relationship 90 minutes before that rampage. time now is x:xx --- donald trump is feeling the the heat from cruz and rubio. "this guys a choke artist and this guys a liar. you have a combination of factors... next, marco rubio digging up some dirt on the donald? what he said that had trump firing some attacks of his own. greg adlibs pollen count high pressure and dry air are the dominant features across the southwest today and through the weekend. sunny skies and mild winds will with high temperatures between 75 and 80

the chief of police in heston, kansas was the first to arrive, without backup, he ran toward the gun fire, coming from inside the excel factory where ford worked. authorities credit the chief with saving untold lives, since two or 300 people were still inside. ford was already a convicted felon and prohibited from owning a firearm, even though he was seen in this facebook video shooting an ak-47 style rifle. authorities have charged a woman with supplying ford with the weapons. >>> a 12 year-old girl is soul survivor of the shooting in washington state, today that left five people dead. it happened this morning at a home, in the the rural town of bell fair, when a man called police and to tell them he had shot and killed his family. officers went to the home, and negotiated with the man who then shot and killed himself. >>> later in this broadcast, brian taff has a special report on how local gun owners are training for worst case scenarios. if they come face-to-face with a mass shooter and have to save themselves. >>> other news tonight, police believe that icy roads are to blame fo

audience congress needs to act on gun violence. arrest in connection with the deadly shooting in heston, kansas. the suspected gunman got the shootings from sarah hopkins. police charged hopkins with unlawfully transferring firearms. on thursday, police say ford shot and killed three people and injured 14 others. the police chief shot and killed ford before waiting for backup. >> if there is gunfire, we go to the gunfire. we stop it. if you are by yourself, you are by yourself. >> investigators say ford was served with a restraining order from his ex-girlfriend 90 minutes before the shooting. they are trying to figure out ford's motive for the shooting but suspect domestic troubles and not terrorism. >>> covering brevard county, we are learning about the man that hit a at this time boy. he was hit so hard that the tire flew off the bicycle. the scene to see if the boy was okay, witnesses say he then drove off. >> i went flying off my bike. my bike landed on my leg. the guy came, smiled and winked at me then kept driving. >> we are not naming the man yet because he hasn't been charged. >>> the b

started his rampage shooting at random drivers, wounding two before heading to excel industries in heston, kansas where he works. he heads in with a rifle and handgun and open fire. people say run, run. pop pop pop pop pop. that's all i heard. scattered out of the building. i didn't realize what had happened. i started seeing wounded people coming out. reporter: they say ford kept shooting until a single officer, the first to arrive, fires back. >> there was law enforcement that responded right away. even though he took fire, he went inside 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 just can't believe the guy that shot people up lived right across the street from us. reporter: not much is known about the victims who have not been identified. ford has an expensive criminal record in florida. they believe he opene

a game drove through heston kansas, firing at people before storming the factory where he worked. the sheriff said the gunman worked at excel industries a company that makes lawnmower parts. when the shooter went for another gun the man ran away. that's how he survived. the gunman killed three people in the plant before he was shot and killed. >> this is a horrible situation, just terrible, however, there was a particular law enforcement that responded right away. he took fire, he went inside and saved multiple live -- a hero as far as i'm concerned. >>> several people were wounded in the rampage, police have not told us the gunmans name or motive. there's reports the gunman worked at the factory. >>> it's been a year since a man was killed by a san francisco police in the mission district. now a new autopsy confirmed he was shot in the back. this is the second autopsy conducted on the man with the same results. police at first said that perez low pez tried to rob a bicycle. the district attorney's office is investigating that shooting. today there will be a vigil where perez lope

that was after ford said he shot and killed three people in heston, kansas. that's just north of wichita. 14 more were injured.investigators say ford hopped into a car, started driving around and shooting at random, injuring two people and he later pulled into the parking lot of excel industries where he workededs a painter. the company makes equipment there in kansas. he chased and shot down his co-workers before he single police officer. that officer being call a hero this morning. >> decided t t look down shot. we were all just taking off running because that's what you do when you think there's a fire in the building. >> i started seeing woundedeople coming out. some close people, friends, you know, i mean it's never in a million years something you imagine would happen. people you work side by side with every day just in a panic, you know, and what do you do. >> we did some digging into his south florida background and found an old addressn miramar. no one answered when we dropped by thursday evening and records show he lived there unt some time in 2011.

it happened yesterday evening at a lawn care equipment manufacturing heston kansas senator parker has been following the story for us and joins us from the newsroom with the very latest dose and shooter's identity as well right. that is right this morning the harford county sheriff confirmed the shooter was an employee at that plant. this is cedric larry ford killed three people and injured fourteen others in the rampage that ended when police shot and killed him in excel industries. there are actually four different locations where the shootings took place and all of those killed and all but two of those wounded thursday were struck in and around that excel plant told ford was armed with an assault rifle and an automatic pistol the sheriff says that ninety minutes before the shooting started ford was served papers and he thinks that's what might have triggered the rampage have been served the afternoon by one of my deputies with the protection from abuse order a girlfriend the girlfriend of him so that possibly escalating that we have a lot of interviews to go and that interviewing c

a harvey county deputy says the shooting happened in heston, kansas. authorities believe at least three other reported shootings in the area were connected with the incident. >> we heard a pop, pop, and we thought it was metal falling on the ground, and then the doors open. people start screaming coming out say going to the important and then everybody turn and say, no, he is out front. so everybody started going to the back over here and then they have me, my boss. we really didn't know what was going on. you can get the latest on my >>> back here at home, reno police are trying to get the word out to folk whose live in the virginia lake areas. they say car burglaries are taking place in that neighborhood, but apparently the thieves don't want to stare your -- steal your car. >> they're looking for something more potentially valuable or more dangerous to you or your family. terri hendry joins us with more on this story new at 6:00. >>> what do you keep on the visor of your car? your garage door opener, right? but if you live in the virginia ache area,

this is about the the mass shooting in heston, kansas.heriff says gunman was served a protection from abuse order, shortly before this attack. the shootings happened up side excel industries which is a manufacturing company that makes parts for lawn mowers. >> right. >> police shot and killed the gun man who they say was a employee there. three others died and 14 are injured. we now know what may have caused this attack. >> he is annex conn and he had a illegal gun that he used to kill those people. >>> a south philadelphia man is being held object $25,000 bail, charged with making terroristic threats against a police. >> shariff haines walk up to a policeman in his cruiser and said i should blow your head off this happened in mifflin square park after the two scuffled, a second officer, taserd haines, and then they placed him in custody. >> wow. >> that could have been so much worse. >> 8:05. >>> a germantown restaurant is destroyed last night. the fire broke out just after 1:00 o'clock, this morning at the house of jinj---n on chelten a

in heston kansas, matt finn, fox news. >> stay with us. there's much more ahead including the battle between an and will the federal government over a locked phone. what the feds say is vital information. why apple's ceo says his company can't be cooperating. >>> the presidential candidate in the running claiming to be outsiders. that's not how voters see it. we'll explain later. >>> friday night and a lot of folks out in the vista. it's 45 degrees and you're looking at a beautiful weekend. there are thunderstorms in your future. i'll let you know when when wach fox news at 10 returns. hillary clinton: wall street should never be allowed to wreck main street again. americans haven't had a raise in 15 years. whether it's racism holding people back... big financial interests, drug companies, insurance companies, big oil companies... the indifference, the negligence. that's what i want to take on. to root out all of these barriers... and together we will make progress. i'm hillary clinton, >> winter jam taking over tonight. it's the largest a

p>>> federal and local pauthorities in heston, kansas, pare investigating a workplace pshooting that has left three eople dead, the shooter and 14 pothers injured. pwe're learning today that the pgunman behind this had a pcriminal record and had just pbeen served a restraining order p90 minutes before he opened pfire. pnow, this is according to local olice. pthe shooting at excel industries pin kansas was at least the pfourth workplace shooting in the punited states in the past 12 pmonths alone. pand here is a timeline of a few pworkplace shootings in the past pyear. pback on august 26th of last pyear, allison parker and adam pward of roanoke, virginia, tv pstation wdbj, were shot and pduring a live broadcast. pthe former employee shot and pkilled himself after a police pchase. pon february 23rd, an employee of parmed security cameras shields pbusiness solutions in morris ptown, pennsylvania, shot a pco-worker inside the business pbefore shooting himself outside. pand on february 12th, 2015, a ptruckdriver got into an argument pover a delivery with a psupervisor in lenox, south pdako

thursday afternoon and that was after kansas authorities say ford shot and killed three people in heston, kansas. that's just north of wichita. of course as you mentioned, more than a dozen people were injured as a result of this shooting. investigators say ford hopped into a car, started driving around and started shooting at random. he pulled into the parking lot of a cell industry where he worked. he ran down and shot a his co-workers before he was taken down by a police officer. >> decided toook down the hallway and he got shot. we were all just taking off running because that's what you do when you think there's a fire in the building. >> i started seeing wounded people come out. some close people, friends, i don't know, never in a million years, something you people you work side by side with every day just in a panic, you know, and what do you do? i don't know. >> we did some digging into ford's south florida background and found an oldddress in miramar. records show he livid at that apartment until around 2011. he also has an extensive criminal record at a broward county for things like

. @>> a massive police presence @outside of the excel industry @slant in heston, kansas, after a @gunman entered the complex and @opened fire. @workers inside the building @described a chaotic scene. @>> everybody was running. @people were screaming. @people were crying. @we just didn't know what to do. @>> and more people running, pop @pop pop pop pop, and i'm @going -- i start running, too. @>> when it was over, four people @were killed, including the @gunman. @more than a dozen wounded, many @critically. @witnesses say the suspect, who @was an employee of the plant, @was armed with an assault-style @police say the man also shot and @wounded three people he @encountered on the way to the @plant before he went inside and @opened fire. @>> it didn't matter who it was. @he had no specific target. @he just shooting anyone that got @in his way. @>> the first officer to arrive @immediately engaged the gunman @and single-handedly took him @down. @>> even though he took fire, he @went inside of that place, saved @multiple, multiple lives. @a hero as far as i'm concerned. @>> about 150 people w

. >> 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 trail of destruction stopped by a lone police officer who followed him into the factory and shot him to death. >> the only reason he stopped shooting

>>> four people are dead including the gun man, after a series of shootings at a business in heston, kansas>> my home state. >> another 14 people were hurt in this shooting. it took place at four different spots at the same business. all of the victims were killed inside, excel industries. little will business, in a very small town in kansas. police shot the gunman whom they say was an employee there, and the motive for the shooting, it is still unknown. we will stay on to that story. >>> disturbing case of animal cruelty when seven dogs are found dead. >> yeah, investigators say they are victims of a dog fighting ring and they are looking for those, responsible for this. >> so lets get to dave kinchen who joins us live from germantown, dave. >> alex and mike, good morning to you. very disturbing case here, spca officials are asking for public's help after several dead puppies were found on a property, and they are trying to figure out who left them there. the investigators acted on a tip they got and it led them to the 400 block of east rittenhouse street in germantown. officers found six

. >>> a church service will be held in heston, kansas, tonight as residents gather to pray for the victims of thursday's shooting rampage. gunfire is 21-year-old melissa torres who spoke ex-exclusively with nbc news about the terror of that day. >> we heard about five shots outside, five big bangs. >> the married mother of two had just begun her shift at excel industries when she came face to face with a gunman. >> at first i kept thinking this isn't real, this isn't happening, this can't be happening, and i realized i was shot, i seen blood gushing from my hand and i just kept thinking, i have to run, i have two daughters. >> a bullet fractured melissa's hand, a bullet fragment pierced her hip. she says she is grateful to be alive but her peace of mind has been shattered. >>> three stabbing victims are in stable condition this morning after a southern california ku klux klan rally turned into a bloody brawl. protesters had gathered when six kkk members drove up. police say as soon as they stepped out of their car, demonstrators attacked. fists started flying. and so did knives. group even

. >> this is another mass shooting that took place in heston, kansas yesterday. at least 18 other people were hurt. police say it started with a carjacking and moved on to a parking lot and then to a lawn mower part manufacturing company called excel injuries. the suspect gunman was a excel employee. co-workers say they never saw any signs of trouble before this. >> he was a nice guy. i worked with him on second shift. we hung out. everything was good. didn't seem like this kind of guy. >> during late night news conference the sheriff explained what happened inside the plant, shooter was killed by a police office shore ran towards the gun fire. that officer already being called a hero. there is no word on a motive. >>> 4:08. lock down is lifted in a bucks county high school, neshaminy high school went on lock down after a man barricaded himself inside a home near that school. this happened after class was let out for the day yesterday and remaining students were pick up by the parents. one person was taken into custody on the 800 block of granite have avenue arou

>>> right now there's confusion and worry in the aftermath of a workplace shooting rampage in heston, kansas. minutes ago our sister station in nearby wichita reported that two people are indeed dead. the sheriff telling the station one of them is the shooter who he identified as an xl employee. the business xl industry makes products for lawn care. of course we'll have more for you tonight. >>> one man is now suspected of being behind two terrifying incidents in the same neighborhood in the same week. seneca police say a man sexually assaulted a woman in santa clara at an apartment complexion saturday, february 13th. this is near lake and mill boulevard and hope drive. a week later, a man entered a unit at another apartment complex at the same intersection. but a woman there managed to scare him away. police put together a sketch thanks to the description from the second woman. investigators say this man fits the description also of the first suspect. >> we believe that both cases are connected based on suspect description as well as the time of occurrence and so forth. >> now, if you have

there's been a string of shootings in heston, kansas, which culminated at excel industries, a lawn mowerup to seven people are dead, including the shooter. up to 20 others are said to be injured. no word on their condition. police say the suspect was an employee at excel industries, but it's not clear what prompted the shootings. >>> much of the u.s. continuing to get hit with severe weather, snow canceling hundreds of flight in the midwest and power outages from the carolinas to new england. tornadoes reported as far south as louisiana and as far north as pennsylvania. storms are blamed for at least half a dozen deaths. i'm patricia stark. now back to "the kelly file." >>> it may be the most important day yet for the five remaining gop candidates. the super tuesday contests are now just days away. they carry nearly half the delegates necessary for a republican candidate to win. and with the democrats in nearly the same situation, mark your calendars, because next tuesday is going to be a very big deal. trace gallagher is live with that. trace? >> reporter: for democrats, the equation is