5 dead in plastics factory shooting rampage
Police say worker went home to retrieve gun after argument at Ky. plant

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HENDERSON, Ky. - An employee shot four people dead at a plastics plant before killing himself early Wednesday, police said.

The shooting happened after an employee at Atlantis Plastics had an argument with a supervisor, Henderson police Lt. David Piller said.

Police said the employee used a handgun he retrieved during a break.

"It appears the shooting was random at this time," Piller said.

Police did not say if the supervisor the employee argued with was among the victims.

NBC affiliate WFIE reported that at least 8 people were taken to hospital

The shooting victims were scattered around the plant, Piller said.

In a news release on the company's Web site, Atlantis Plastics says it is a leading U.S. manufacturer of three kinds of products: polyethylene stretch films for wrapping pallets of materials, custom films for industrial and packaging uses, and molded plastic pieces used in products such as appliances and recreational vehicles.

The company has 700 employees, including 200 in Henderson, and annual sales of $110 million, according to business directory Hoovers.