1 killed, 5 hurt in shooting at cabinet shop

BRYAN, Texas — One person was killed and five people were wounded Thursday in the wake of a shooting at a cabinet-making business in Bryan, Texas, authorities said, and a state trooper was shot during a manhunt that resulted in the suspected shooter being taken into custody.

Bryan Police Chief Eric Buske told reporters that he believes the shooting suspect is an employee at the Kent Moore Cabinets location. The shooting happened in the bays in a plant where employees make cabinets.

Buske said a motive in the shooting was not clear.

The shooter was gone by the time officers arrived, Buske said.

Grimes County Sheriff Don Sowell said a male suspect in the shooting was arrested in the town of Iola, about 30 miles away from the cabinet plant.

The state trooper who was shot while pursuing the suspect was in serious but stable condition, the Texas Department of Public Safety said in a Twitter post.

Kent Moore Cabinets employees were being interviewed, Bryan Police Lt. Jason James said earlier, and witnesses had identified a suspect. Police were looking for the suspected shooter, James said, but he could not describe that person.

“At this site, when law enforcement showed up, it was already over with,” James said.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has sent agents and dogs to the scene of the shooting, spokesman Deon Washington said.

Police asked people to stay away from the business during the investigation.

Bryan is about 100 miles northwest of Houston and about 5 miles northwest of Texas A&M University.

Kent Moore Cabinets is headquartered in Bryan and employs more than 600 people across the state. The company makes custom cabinets and has design centers in nearly a dozen Texas cities.