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San Francisco Shooting: Gunman Kills 3, Commits Suicide at UPS Facility

San Francisco Shooting: Gunman Kills 3, Commits Suicide at UPS Facility
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Three people were dead and two others were injured after an employee opened fire at a UPS facility in San Francisco on Wednesday morning, before turning the gun on himself, police said.

San Francisco Shooting: Gunman Kills 3, Commits Suicide at UPS Facility

Officers responding to the scene encountered multiple shooting victims before cornering the shooter, who was identified as Jimmy Lam, according to a source close to the investigation.

Lam was armed with two weapons, assistant police chief Toney Chaplin said at a news conference. He further noted that he killed himself with an assault pistol. The shooting was not a terrorist attack and the gunman appeared to be acting alone, he added.

Meanwhile, UPS spokesman Steve Gaut told the Associated Press that the shooter was an employee and that the incident began before drivers were sent out for their daily deliveries.

The police responded to emergency calls from workers in the cavernous warehouse shortly before 9am. At about 10.30am, the police said that the incident was contained and the building was secure.

The UPS facility is a package delivery and sorting center with 350 employees in San Francisco's Potrero Hill neighborhood. Dozens of uniformed employees were seen evacuating on foot.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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