‘Targeted’ shooting at Ohio cosmetics warehouse

A suspect is on the run after a shooting at a cosmetics warehouse in Ohio, which police allege was “targeted”.

Police say one person was killed and five others injured in a “targeted” shooting at an Ohio cosmetics warehouse.

The incident took place on Tuesday night (local time), with a person of interest still on the loose, according to law enforcement.

Gunfire erupted at the KDC/One cosmetics building in New Albany — located about 20km northeast of the state capital of Columbus — at around 11pm, New Albany Police Chief Greg Jones told WSYX early on Wednesday.

At least one person was killed, and five others were injured in a “targeted” shooting at an Ohio cosmetics warehouse on Tuesday night. Picture: NBC4

Authorities confirmed there were six people shot — one fatally — inside the “large building” and the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

The five others have been transported to a local hospital. Their conditions are unknown.

Chief Jones said one person of interest had been identified, but their identity had not yet been revealed as police work to “bring them into custody.”

He said police did not believe the suspect was a risk to the public.

“We believe we may know their location. We don’t have any reason to believe that they are a general threat to society,” the police chief shared. “It appears at this point to be a targeted type of attack.”

The warehouse was evacuated. Picture: NBC4

Chief Jones said the building had been cleared but called the situation “fluid.” Officers have recovered a firearm at the scene.

Police have yet to determine a motive for the shooting and said they did not receive any “reports of an altercation beforehand or afterwards.”

When officers arrived on the scene, Chief Jones said some people were “self-evacuating the building.”

Chief Jones said first responders were able to evacuate everyone — estimated to be “at least 150 people” — inside and bring them to a “neighbouring building” about 350 metres away from where the shooting took place.

Law enforcement is interviewing witnesses of those evacuated to aid with their investigation and are working through “language barriers” with some of the employees.

He said they are currently working on notifying the families of the “injured and deceased.”

“Everybody else seems to be in good health,” Chief Jones said. “Again, a lot of them didn’t know what happened. They were aware of it until they were evacuated.”

An investigation into the shooting is ongoing.

“This has been a very tragic situation. Our thoughts go out to the victims, their families, and everybody that works at this facility,” Chief Jones said.

“This is something that we hoped that would never happen in our community. But we prepare for it.”

This story was published by the New York Post and reproduced with permission