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‘Hero’ Police Chief Doug Schroeder Killed Kansas Mass Shooter

PLANT ATTACK

A lone police officer took fire before killing the gunman who attacked the Excel Industries plant on Thursday, leaving three dead and 14 wounded.

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Editor's Note: This story has been updated throughout.

Some of the workers at a Kansas lawnmower plant thought they heard explosions; others reported the “pop, pop, pop” of automatic gunfire.

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