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An armed package handler with bullets strapped across his chest "like Rambo" opened fire Tuesday morning at a FedEx station outside Atlanta. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Gunman Injures Six Before Shooting Himself
Six people were injured during a workplace shooting at a FedEx warehouse in Georgia this morning before the gunman ended the carnage by committing suicide, police said today. More: continued here
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Read More »FedEx Gunman Used Shotgun to Injure 6, Shoot Himself
An employee armed with a shotgun injured six people at a FedEx warehouse in Georgia early this morning before he ended the carnage by shooting himself, police said. More: continued here
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