CHANDLER, Ariz. — An Amazon contract worker was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a gunman allegedly opened fire at an Amazon facility in Arizona Wednesday, according to police.
The alleged gunman was shot and killed by a second Amazon contract worker who returned fire, investigators said.
The unidentified suspect fired multiple rounds at one of the contracted workers before a second contract worker returned fire, Sgt. Jason McClimans of the Chandler Police Department told reporters at a news conference. The second unidentified contracted worker who fired at the suspect was cooperating with the investigation, McClimans said.The Amazon facility and local schools were locked down when the shooting took place, according to police.
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