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One Person Killed, One Injured in Shooting at Amazon Fulfillment Centre in US, Reports Suggest

© REUTERS / Kim Kyung HoonAmazon.com's logo is seen at Amazon Japan's office building in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 8, 2016.
Amazon.com's logo is seen at Amazon Japan's office building in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 8, 2016. - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - One person has been killed and another wounded as a result of a shooting at an Amazon fulfillment centre in the US city of Jacksonville, the newspaper The Florida Times-Union reported, citing the local police.

According to the police, the shooting occurred at 7:25 p.m. local time on Tuesday (23:25 GMT). Police officers arrived at the site immediately and found two people who appeared to be Amazon employees with gunshot wounds. A woman was declared dead on the scene, while a man was taken to a nearby hospital.

​An investigation into the incident has been launched, according to the police.

This is the second shooting to occur at the Amazon centre on Pecan Park Road this year. The previous one took place on 29 June.

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