Factory Worker Opens Fire, Kills 1, Injures 7
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EL DORADO, Ark. — A disgruntled factory employee opened fire Wednesday with several handguns at the plant where he worked, killing one person and wounding seven others before being subdued by a wounded victim, authorities said.
Michael Wayne Burns, 37, of El Dorado, was arrested in the shooting at the Prescolite Inc. plant., a sheriff’s spokesman said.
Burns was listed in critical condition with a head injury at University Hospital in Little Rock. He reportedly was struck by a pipe wielded by victim Darryl McCurdy. McCurdy, 39, of El Dorado, was listed in stable condition at a hospital with gunshot wounds to his side and wrist.
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