‘A horrible, horrible tragedy’ | Two dead, three wounded after workplace shooting by 'disgruntled former employee'

Two people have died and three have been left wounded after a former employee opened fire at a linen company in Chester, Pennsylvania.

The shooting took place at around 8.30 am on May 22, with the perpetrator fleeing the scene in a vehicle before being captured and detained in a traffic stop.

According to Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer, the shooter was a former colleague of those who were attacked.

“A disgruntled employee has walked into a linen shop — the Delaware County Linen shop behind us — and shot five people, five co-workers,” he told local reporters. “Two are deceased; three are at the hospital.”