Alva Review-Courier -

HESSTON, Kan. (AP) — When Hesston police chief Doug Schroeder sat down at his desk to take an exam on workplace violence, he didn't know he'd need that knowledge that day.

Nine miles away, Cedric Larry Ford was in his trailer taking a video on his phone. The 38-year-old was more than an hour into a 10-minute break from work at the commercial lawn mower manufacturer, Excel Industries, The Hutchinson News reports.

Ford wore a shoulder holster over his white T-shirt with a .40 caliber Glock 22 in the left holster; he held an AK-47 as he stared at the phone, rocking steadily while listening to rap...