Shooter Dead, Victim Critical In Workplace Incident

"FT THOMAS, KY — The suspected gunman is dead and his soon to be ex-wife is critically injured after an attempted murder/suicide Tuesday morning in Ft. Thomas.

"It happened just after 8:00 a.m. at a medical office building at 20 Grand Avenue in Ft. Thomas, Kentucky.

"Police report that the suspect showed up to the medical office building, located at 20 Grand Avenue, around 8:00 a.m.

"`Witnesses are saying that [the shooter] parked around another office complex, ran after [the victim] and chased her into the building,` said Ft. Thomas Police Lieutenant Rich Whitford. `That's where he caught up with her and shot her multiple times.`

"Police say the victim is Alisha Waters, 31.

"Police say that Waters, who works on the third floor of the office building as a receptionist for Personal Touch Home Care, was attempting to get into the elevator when she was shot.

"After shooting Waters, police say the shooter turned the gun on himself. Police say the suspected shooter is dead.

"Although she was barely conscious, police say Waters was able to identify the shooter as her estranged husband, Dennis Joseph Mathis, II.

"Police say Waters was taken to UC Medical Center for surgery. She is now listed in critical condition."

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