Quote:The shooter, a 45-year-old white male, was wearing a UPS uniform.

It is believed the gunman shot himself.

Roper said no one else was injured. Police did not fire any shots, Roper said.

The shooting happened at 4601 Inglenook Lane in a warehouse near the facility offices, Roper said.

"It is extremely troubling for the city, for the families involved. When they came to work today they had no idea it would be their last day alive on earth," Roper said. "They were just people working at their jobs."

Police have transported employees to Boutwell Auditorium and will make counselors available to them.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A UPS employee opened fire Tuesday morning inside one of the company's warehouses in Alabama, leaving two people dead, police said. The shooter also was killed in the gunfire.
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Birmingham Police Chief A.C. Roper told reporters that the gunman was wearing his uniform when he started shooting either in or near some offices inside the warehouse. Police Lt. Sean Edwards told The Associated Press that the gunman was a UPS employee.