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Associated Press, The Meridian Star
Lauderdale County sheriff’s deputies, Meridian city police, state Highway Patrol and representatives of the state Crime Lab were investigating the incident.
At the scene, Lockheed Martin employees were gathered in the break room as the buildings were secured by law officers.
News reporters observed at least eight ambulances coming and going as at least eight victims were transported to local hospitals by 10:45 a.m.
Early reports indicated that a man dressed in camouflage clothing and carrying a shotgun and a semi-automatic rifle entered Lockheed buildings and began to fire. The reasons for his actions were not readily apparent.
Officials were working on compiling a list of Lockheed employees so they could begin the task of confirming the dead and notifying families.
Lockheed-Martin manufacturers a tail component of the F-22 Raptor, a new generation jet fighter aircraft.