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Report: New Albany suspect ‘intoxicated’ at time of shooting

NEW ALBANY, Ohio (WCMH) — New Albany police have released their police report from Tuesday night’s mass shooting at a warehouse that killed two people and wounded four others. 

According to the report, responding officers said a worker at the scene said she believed the suspect – Bruce Foster III – arrived at work intoxicated and smelling of marijuana. 


The report said workers saw Foster firing a handgun at people along a production line, including one victim who was shot point-blank in the head. The report said one of the shooting victims was able to get the handgun away from Foster, prompting Foster to then flee the building.

Surveillance footage from security cameras allegedly showed Foster running out of the building and into a gray SUV, which authorities have said was a rideshare. 

Co-workers have said Foster didn’t own a car and relied on ride-shares to get to and from work. 

Another coworker told police they heard a rumor that Foster was going to be fired because he was “not in the right state of mind,” the report said. 

The full report as released is below.