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37-year-old man shot and killed five individuals and injured four others in a mass shooting at an Albuquerque solar and fiber optics manufacturer, according to police, before killing himself, AP reported.

Police say the shooter entered the Emcore Corp. building late Monday morning and started to shoot.

When police arrived at 9:29 a.m., they found multiple people injured from gunshot wounds. Two people were found dead on the scene preliminarily, four others were found injured. Two of those individuals are in stable condition and two are still in emergency care.

After searching the building more extensively, police reportedly found three more people dead from gunshot wounds as well as a person they believe was the shooter.

The shooter had a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to police.

Police said the shooter was a former employee of Emcore. The shooter was the spouse of a current employee, and she is among those shot, Schultz said. It is unknown at this time her condition.

Some nearby businesses have been put on lockdown and police are warning residents who live in the area to stay inside their homes. Police closed roads around Emcore, which is near Sandia National Laboratories on the city's southeast side.