Suspect arrested in fatal shooting at a cosmetics warehouse in Ohio, officials say

NEW ALBANY, Ohio — A suspect in the shooting at an Ohio warehouse that killed one person and wounded five was arrested Wednesday morning in Columbus, authorities said.

Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Dan Deville said Bruce Reginald Foster III was located in an apartment and arrested around 10 a.m.

“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.”

Foster was turned over to police in the nearby town of New Albany, where the shooting took place Tuesday night.

There were no reports of confrontation or dispute before the shooting, New Albany Police Chief Greg Jones told reporters at a news conference. Foster had been at work “for some time” before the shooting, which happened about 10:30 p.m., Jones said.

All of the victims worked at the facility and five were taken to hospitals, Jones said; he said he could not release their conditions. The sixth victim died in the building.

A handgun was recovered at the scene, he said.

Licking County court records did not immediately list a defense attorney for the aggravated murder case opened under Foster’s name. Two possible phone numbers for Foster or a relative were not working Wednesday.

The shooting happened at the warehouse for a company that makes products including cosmetics and toiletries. Jones said Wednesday morning that investigators did not have a motive for the shooting; he earlier described it as a “targeted type of attack.”