4 dead, 5 hurt after rampage at St. Louis plant

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ST. LOUIS - A disgruntled employee armed with an assault rifle and a handgun walked into a St. Louis manufacturing plant and opened fire Thursday, killing three people and wounding at least five others before apparently taking his own life, police and media reports said.

The shooting at ABB Group's plant occurred around 6:30 a.m. during a shift change, and 40 to 50 people were likely in the plant at the time, police Capt. Sam Dotson said. As shots began to ring out, employees scurried to find safety, authorities said.

"Many of them sought safety on the roof, in boilers and broom closets," Dotson said.

Fire Department spokesman Bob Keuss identified the shooter as Timothy Hendron, 51, of Webster Groves. Dotson said Hendron is an employee of the plant.

In 2006, Hendron and other ABB workers sued the company over retirement losses. The federal lawsuit accused ABB and its pension-review committee of causing their 401(k) accounts to include investment options with "unreasonable and excessive" — and undisclosed — fees and expenses. The suit went to trial Tuesday in Kansas City.

Police said nine people were shot and four were dead, including the gunman.

Names of the victims were not immediately released.

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