Disgruntled employee shoots 2 at Texas company

KATY, Texas — Authorities say a recently fired employee opened fire at a transportation company in Houston, killing one employee and injuring another before fatally shooting himself.
Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman said during a news conference Wednesday that the gunman had been fired earlier in the day, then returned with a gun to the Knight Transportation office in Katy, about 20 miles west of Houston.
Hickman said the man opened fire, killing one person and injuring another. Hickman said the man then shot himself.
The sheriff didn’t release the name of the gunman or the victims.
Numerous patrol vehicles were surrounding the facility. A nearby high school was on lockdown as a precaution.
A message left with Phoenix-based Knight Transportation wasn’t immediately returned. The company provides truckload transportation services.