Ford worker killed himself at Detroit-area factory; police

  • A 22-year-old man killed himself at a Ford factory in Woodhaven, Michigan
  • The Ford employee brought a gun to the factory and when police officers arrived he shot and killed himself
  • The bomb squad was also on the scene due to a suspicious package 

A disgruntled worker shot and killed himself at a Ford Motor factory in suburban Detroit on Friday, according to police.

The man, who has not been named, was a 22-year-old part time employee who started working at the factory in March.

The employee arrived at the factory with a gun and was upset over a labor dispute. When authorities were called, the man shot and killed himself as police approached him. 

 

Woodhaven police remain on the scene after a Ford employee killed himself at the factory

Ford says all other employees in Woodhaven were safely evacuated Friday.

Police also found an abandoned backpack the man had carried before he shot himself. 

The bomb squad arrived on the scene and the package was inspected by dogs and found to be harmless.

The 22-year-old man has not been named. He started working part-time at the suburban Detroit factory in March

The 22-year-old man has not been named. He started working part-time at the suburban Detroit factory in March

‘A disgruntled employee came in… there was a labor relation issue. At some point, he presented a gun. He did not fire at anybody,’ Woodhaven Deputy Police Chief Scott Fraczek said to WXYZ. 

‘When the officers were called, as they were approaching the subject, he pulled a gun and killed himself.’

The Woodhaven factory is 20 miles south of Detroit and employs 420 people. It makes door panels, hoods, truck bodies and other parts. It opened in 1964.

Woodhaven Deputy Police Chief Scott Faczek said no other shots were fired and no one else was injured

Woodhaven Deputy Police Chief Scott Faczek said no other shots were fired and no one else was injured

 

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