KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The man suspected of killing three people at the Kansas factory where he worked had a criminal record in at least two states and had recently been served with an order to stay away from a woman.
Cedric L. Ford wounded 14 others Thursday on the rampage that began as he drove to Excel Industries in the small town of Hesston and continued after he went inside the lawnmower parts factory. He was then shot and killed by a police officer.