Two schools on lockdown amid Texas shooting

KATY, Texas – Officials say several schools went on lockdown amid reports of gunfire at a transportation company near Houston.

Harris County sheriff’s officials say a recently fired employee opened fire Wednesday at a Knight Transportation office in Katy, about 20 miles west of Houston. Sheriff Ron Hickman said one worker was killed and another injured before the gunman fatally shot himself.

Katy Independent School District spokeswoman Denisse Cantu says a high school across the street from the facility went on lockdown for about an hour as a precaution. She said three other district campuses also were briefly closed amid the reports.

The sheriff didn’t release the name of the gunman or the victims.

Numerous patrol vehicles are surrounding the facility. A nearby high school went on lockdown as a precaution.

A message left with Phoenix-based Knight Transportation also wasn’t immediately returned. The company provides truckload transportation services.