Milwaukee shooter was brewery employee: police

The suspected gunman that killed several brewery workers in Wisconsin on Wendesday was an employee there, according to police.

Authorities say a 51-year-old man opened fire at Milwaukee's Molson Coors Beverage facility.

Officers later found him dead from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales later identified him as a Molson Coors worker.

(SOUNDBITE) (English) MILWAUKEE POLICE CHIEF ALFONSO MORALES , SAYING:

"We can now say that the scene is secure. All employees that were on seen were allowed to go home. So at this point we are completing--continuing our investigation and the recovery of the victims."

Local media reported that the entire Molson Coors campus headquarters was placed under a security lockdown.

The sprawling complex employs over a thousand workers.

CEO Gavin Hattersley spoke to reporters.

(SOUNDBITE) (English) MOLSON COORS CEO, GAVIN HATTERSLEY, SAYING:

"We're a family here at Molson Coors in Milwaukee and this is an unthinkable tragedy for us."

At the White House, President Trump offered his sympathy to the victims at a news conference.

(SOUNDBITE)(English) U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, SAYING:

"Earlier today a wicked murderer opened fire at Molson Coors Brewing company plant. Taking the lives of five people. A number of people were wounded, badly wounded. Our hearts break for them and loved ones. We send our condolences, we will be with them."

Police have not provided a motive or further circustances of the shooting.

However, they believe the suspect acted alone.