A United States Postal Service employee was killed when a co-worker opened fire at a Texas facility, police told news outlets. Employees ran for cover when shots rang out around 10 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Missouri City processing center, authorities told KPRC. The victim was shot and died at the scene, police told KTRK.

A violent incident at a Texas-based USPS facility on Monday has left one employee dead, authorities say. Missouri City police acted on a call about a shooting at the South Houston Processing facility just before 10:00 p.

A worker was shot dead at a USPS processing facility in Missouri City, Texas, Monday night and a co-worker has been taken into custody.