Joshua Lee Josh Higbee was 31 and worked as a welder at Excel Industries in Hesston, Kansas. He left for his shift on February 25, 2016, and did not return home. A devoted family man who helped others and liked fixing cars, he was a loving father and engaged to be married.

That Thursday a fellow employee, Cedric Ford, began a shooting spree after being served a protection from abuse order earlier that day. Ford shot at several people in the area before entering the Excel plant and opening fire. Higbee was fatally shot inside the factory and was one of three people killed there. Ford was killed in a shootout with the responding police chief.

Investigators later determined the firearms Ford used had been illegally purchased for him by an ex-girlfriend. She was arrested and faced federal charges, later pleading guilty, and Higbee’s family filed a lawsuit against the pawn shop that sold the weapons. Does anyone have memories of Josh or the plant from that February day that could add context to what happened?