Update: Plant shooting victims and suspect identified

Officials have identified the man who shot and wounded three co-workers at a cold-storage facility in Nebraska before killing himself.

Saline County Attorney Tad Eickman said Thursday that the gunman at the plant near Crete was 26-year-old Akouch Kashoual of Lincoln. Eickman said Kashoual entered the lunchroom at the Americold Logistics plant around 9:50 p.m. Wednesday and began firing a handgun.

Eickman didn't give any information about Kashoual's motive. Eickman says Kashoual shot Elizabeth Canas, Renee Villareal and Paul Rivera before going outside to shoot himself in the head. The three wounded people live in Crete and work at the plant. Canas and Villareal were taken to BryanLGH West.  Rivera was treated at the Crete Hospital.

Kashoual had written the following on his Facebook about 8pm Wednesday night: “Life is unfair it doesn't matter whatever you do to make things right. So tell me what
to do to keep living in this world of ours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

We also got the following statement from Americold: “Late Wednesday evening, an incident occurred at an Americold-managed facility located outside Crete, Nebraska. Local authorities are currently investigating and we are cooperating with that investigation. We wish to extend our sincere thoughts and prayers to our co-workers as well as their families and friends.”