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Police: Man shot coworker at DMAX plant near Dayton in feud over woman

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MORAINE, Ohio — A fight over a woman led to a fatal shooting at a General Motors engine factory just south of Dayton, Ohio.

Moraine police said a man entered the DMAX plant around 9 p.m. Thursday night. He allegedly shot two people before turning the gun on himself.

"At this point, it looks like a targeted attack against one male victim who has been pronounced deceased at the scene," Sgt. Andrew Parish with the Moraine Police Department said the night of the shooting. "That male suspect then has apparently inflicted a gunshot wound on himself and he has been taken to the hospital."

Jeffrey James Allen III, 28, was pronounced dead at the scene. The shooter was alert and conscious when officers found him. He was listed as being in critical but stable condition.

A third employee was also shot, possibly by a stray bullet, Parish said. He is expected to be OK.

The woman at the center of the feud also works at the plant, but police said she was not injured. It is unclear at this time if she was at the scene of the shooting.

DMAX is a subsidiary of General Motors. According to its website, the facility produces diesel engines offered on GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado HD pick-up trucks. There are around 800 employees at the 584,000-square-foot facility that was built in 1999.

In a statement, factory director Paul Tanis expressed deep sadness and condolences to everyone affected and said the company is working with local authorities on the investigation.

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