1 dead, 4 critically injured after shooting in Bryan, Texas

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A gunman opened fired at a cabinet-making business in Bryan, Texas, on Thursday afternoon, killing one person and injuring five others.

Four of the victims have been hospitalized in critical condition, Bryan Police Department Chief Eric Buske said, and one is in non-critical condition. Police said a possible suspect fled the scene before officers arrived at the business, but has since been captured. This person is an employee of the company, ABC News reports.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.