NEW ALBANY, Ohio — A second person has died following the deadly mass shooting at a Columbus-area warehouse, New Albany police confirmed Thursday morning.
The Franklin County Coroner's Office identified the second victim as Shekhar Chapagai, 30. He was pronounced dead at Mount Carmel East on Wednesday night.
Four others remain hospitalized, police said. Their conditions are unknown at this time.
The shooting happened at the KDC/One facility on Smith's Mill Road in New Albany, a Columbus suburb, around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday night. At the time, one person was pronounced dead at the scene and five others were wounded.
Police arrested Bruce Reginald Foster III, 28, for the shooting after executing a search warrant at a Columbus address, authorities said. He had fled the scene before police arrived by taking a ride share, police said. He is charged with aggravated murder, court documents show. Foster was an employee at the facility, New Albany Police Chief Greg Jones confirmed.
“It does appear that there was contact between a victim and the shooter,” Jones said. “At this point, I don't have a clear picture of how involved that contact was.”
Jones had described the shooting as a “targeted type of attack.”
“Nobody reported that there was any conflict or that he was in trouble at work,” Jones said.
At the time of his arrest, a stun gun was used to subdue Foster, Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Dan Deville said.
“Normally what we prefer to do is have people come out and surrender to us,” Deville said. “He refused to come out. Our guys did have to make entry.”
He is currently booked into the Licking County Jail. He's expected to be arraigned Thursday morning, court documents show.
“He has spoken with investigators,” Jones said. “I wouldn't call him fully cooperative.”
KDC/One CEO Nick Whitley released a statement Wednesday afternoon:
“We are shocked and saddened by the tragic shooting that occurred on February 4 at our New Albany, Ohio facility. Our thoughts and prayers are with those impacted and their families. The safety and well-being of our employees is our top priority," Whitley said. "We are actively assisting the New Albany Police Department in their ongoing investigation and are sincerely grateful for the swift action of our local authorities and first responders.”
Police said this was the first homicide in New Albany's history, a municipality that was incorporated in 1837. New Albany is about 15 miles northeast of downtown Columbus.
Executive producer Aaron Hepker, and digital producers Madison MacArthur and Cody Thompson contributed to this report.