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SHOOTING PHOTOSBYMICHAELCIAGLO—HOUSTONCHRONICLE Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman talks to the media outside Knight Transportation a er a recently fired employee returned to the business and opened fire before fatally shooting himself, Wednesday in Katy, Texas. Sheriff's deputies exit Knight Transportation a er an employee fatally shot an employee before killing himself, Wednesday in Katy, Texas. By Juan A. Lozano TheAssociatedPress KATY, TEXAS A man dis- missed last month from a Houston-area transpor- tation company stormed into the facility and opened fire on Wednesday, fatally shooting a former co- worker and injuring two others before turning the gun on himself, saying his life had been ruined, sher- iff's officials said. The man was armed with a shotgun and a pis- tol when he arrived at the Knight Transportation of- fice in Katy, about 20 miles west of Houston, according to Harris County Sheriff Ron Hickman. The sheriff said the man "parked right outside the building and came straight in." The man was heard by workers saying something to the effect of "you all ru- ined my life" as he walked through the building, and may have been looking for someone, sheriff's spokes- man Ralph Gonzales said. The gunman fatally shot one man, who was found dead at the scene by re- sponding officers. Two other workers were injured by shrapnel or other debris from the gunfire, and both were treated at the scene, Gonzales said. The names of the gun- man and the victims haven't been released. The sheriff said one deputy in- jured his knee during the incident. Hickman had no infor- mation on how long the man had been employed by Knight Transportation, which provides truckload transportation services. The Phoenix-based com- pany released a statement Wednesday saying work at the facility was being sus- pended until the investiga- tion was complete. It said counselors would be on site to support employees. The company confirmed an employee was killed dur- ing the shooting, saying: "Our deepest sympathies are with the family during this difficult time." "This was the action of a lone former employee," the company added. "Knight is doing everything possi- ble to ensure the safety of all of its employees." The sheriff said during a news conference shortly after the shooting that the gunman had been fired that morning, but Gonza- les said investigators later determined the dismissal happened two weeks ago. Numerous patrol vehi- cles surrounded the facil- ity as deputies responded to reports of gunfire. A nearby high school went on lockdown for about an hour as a precaution, said Denisse Cantu, a spokes- woman with the Katy In- dependent School District. She said three other district campuses also were briefly closed during the incident. Fired employee shoots. kills co-worker, self at Houston-area company beadadtoday. Take time to C a l l 8 7 7- 4 D A D 4 11 o r v i s i t w w w . f a t h e r h o o d . g o v By Julie Pace and Steve Peoples The Associated Press WASHINGTON Donald Trump's last Republican foe, Ohio Gov. John Ka- sich, was ending his quix- otic presidential campaign Wednesday, cementing Trump's remarkable tri- umph as his party's pre- sumptive nominee and launching him to a likely fall battle with Democrat Hillary Clinton. Trump's victory spurred some re- luctant Republicans to rally around him, though others agonized over their party's future. Trump vowed to unite the splintered GOP, even as he was bitingly dismis- sive of members who have been critical of his cam- paign. "Those people can go away and maybe come back in eight years af- ter we served two terms," he said on NBC's "Today" Show. "Honestly, there are some people I really don't want." Clinton, in her first re- marks since Trump's new status was crystalized, said she was more than prepared to handle the kind of deeply personal attacks that helped de- feat Trump's Republican rivals. "To me, this is the clas- sic case of a blustering, bullying guy," Clinton told CNN. The long and cha- otic Republican primary came to an abrupt end af- ter Trump's decisive vic- tory Tuesday in Indiana. His win pushed Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, his closest rival, out of the race, with Ka- sich following a day later. Trump's takeover of the GOP marks one of the most stunning political feats in modern political history. A first-time can- didate, he eschewed tradi- tional fundraising and re- lied more on his own star power than television ad- vertising to draw atten- tion. He also flouted politi- cal decorum with contro- versial statements about women and minorities, leaving some Republicans convinced he can't cobble together the diverse co- alition needed to win the general election. "It's his party between now and November, but I don't think it's going to be his party after November," said Peter Wehner, a for- mer adviser to President George W. Bush. Wehner is among the Republicans vowing to never vote for Trump, even if that means essen- tially handing Clinton the presidency. Bob Vander Plaats, an influential evangelical leader who backed Cruz, withheld his support for Trump Wednesday, say- ing the real estate mogul needs to prove his conser- vative credentials with his vice presidential pick and more information about what kind of judges he would appoint. "It's kind of a wait and see moment with Mr. Trump," he said. Vander Plaats is among the Republicans cling- ing to the hope that an alternative option might yet emerge. Operatives have floated former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse and for- mer Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn as possible candi- dates for a third party or independent bid. But that path is a long- shot at best, with fil- ing deadlines for getting on state ballots fast ap- proaching. There was notable si- lence from major Repub- lican leaders Wednes- day. House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Major- ity Leader Mitch McCon- nell did not comment on Trump. Spokespeople for Bush and Mitt Romney, the party's 2012 nominee, also did not respond to in- quiries. Still, several GOP gov- ernors and senators said Wednesday that they would support Trump, ac- cording to a survey by The Associated Press. "Our first and foremost goal is to elect a conserva- tive, pro-business, strong on national defense, a man who will stand behind our freedoms and our rights, and that person is Donald Trump," Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said. "It is not Hillary Clinton." Clinton has yet to shake Vermont Sen. Bernie Sand- ers, the democratic so- cialist who has energized young people and liberals with his calls for sweeping government-run health care and education pro- grams. Still, Clinton has 93 percent of the dele- gates she needs to clinch the Democratic nomina- tion and now is focusing the bulk of her attention on Trump. "He is a loose cannon and loose cannons tend to misfire," Clinton said Wednesday. Her campaign also released a web ad fea- turing clips of prominent Republicans, including his former rivals, bashing Trump. Both Clinton and Trump head into the gen- eral election with histori- cally high unfavorable rat- ings. But Clinton is gener- ally popular within her own party, particularly with women and minor- ity voters who are crucial to winning general elec- tion battleground states like Florida, Colorado and Nevada. Some Republicans fear Trump's poor standing with those voters will not only cost the party the White House for a third straight term but the GOP's Senate major- ity as well. Some Repub- lican senators in tough races struggled Wednes- day to position themselves in a party with Trump at the helm, including New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayo- tte who said that while she would support the businessman in a general election, she would not en- dorse his candidacy. Trump turned quickly toward the general elec- tion, saying he would be- gin accepting more po- litical donations and was starting to vet potential running mates. He told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that he was inclined to "go the political route" and pick someone with legis- lative experience. He later said he could consider Kasich, predict- ing the Ohio governor would be helpful this fall in any role given his state's significance in the general election. Though armed with an extensive resume in poli- tics, Kasich struggled to connect with Republican primary voters in a year dominated by anti-estab- lishment frustration. He was a more mod- erate candidate who em- braced elements of Pres- ident Barack Obama's health care overhaul and called for an optimistic and proactive Republican agenda. 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