http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_SHOTS_FIRED_POST_OFFICE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-12-02-08-44-29 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- A heavy police presence at a nearby mall for the holidays and a rapid response by employees helped save lives when a gunman armed with several pistols opened fire at Montgomery's main post office, postal officials said.
A suspect was quickly apprehended, and no one was wounded in the Thursday night gunfire.
The large mail processing area where the shootings took place was expected to reopen after 8 a.m. CST Friday, postal officials said.
"The best news is that nobody was hurt and the local police responded quickly," Postal Service spokesman Tony Robinson said Friday morning. "Management quickly had the building evacuated, which helped minimize the potential threat to the people."
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