Two men died in a Thursday afternoon shooting outside a Roseville business, an incident that police are investigating as an apparent murder-suicide.

The shooting took place about 4:15 p.m. in a loading dock area between the Recreational Equipment Inc. store and the CPI Card Group near the intersection of County Road B2 and Prior Avenue, according to Lt. Lorne Rosand, spokesman for the Roseville Police Department.

When police arrived, one man was dead and another unconscious, both having suffered apparent gunshot wounds within arm’s length of each other. The injured man, with a severe head injury and a handgun lying near his body, was taken by ambulance to Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, where he died about 6 p.m.

A 35-year-old woman — identified by police as the wife of the 44-year-old man who later died at the hospital — might have witnessed the shooting. She was being questioned by investigators.

The woman and the 33-year-old man who died at the scene were co-workers at CPI, police said.

Representatives from the company declined to comment Thursday.

Police did not identify the men Thursday, pending notification of family.

The incident appears to be a murder-suicide but the investigation is in its early stages, Rosand said. It wasn’t clear who the shooter was.

Vehicles belonging to each man were parked in the loading dock area. Loose papers, which police said pertained to the men, were found scattered at the scene and collected as possible evidence.

Police said surveillance cameras in the loading dock area might have recorded the incident. Additionally, roofers working atop the REI store might have witnessed the shooting.

CPI, located in a multitenant building at 2430 Prior Ave., manufactures financial, commercial and identification cards, according to its website.

Police said they are not seeking any other suspects in the case.

Sarah Horner contributed to this report. Tad Vezner can be reached at 651-228-5461.