At around 5 p.m. in Newton Kansas a man was shot on the side of the road and three people were killed while fourteen were injured by an armed gunman who has now been named as Cedric Ford.
The first shots fired by Ford to a man on the side of the road fortunately he managed to only hit his shoulder. Just a short while later a man was shot in the leg at an intersection and the gunman proceeded to steal the vehicle that the man was driving. The shooter then continued on to Excel Industries in Hesston where he shot a person in the parking lot before entering the building with an assault style long gun according to authorities.
Martin Espinoza was extremely lucky to survive because the shooter went up to him pointed the gun and pulled the trigger however the gun was empty. The shooter had another gun but Espinoza ran before he was shot. Espinoza confirmed that the shooter was a co-worker who was typically calm and efficient.
Eventually the shooter made his way outside and went after a few people and fired some shots. He then began firing at the officers and a Hesston officer exchanged fire and the shooter was eventually killed by this officer. The officer was not injured and he saved many lives for there was over 150 people in the plant at the time and reports are saying that he had a third gun.