Police: Beheading suspect may have tried converting employees to Islam

Moore police say the suspect in a deadly attack on a Moore warehouse was in the process of being fired on Thursday when he attacked two women at the plant.Video: Moore Police release additional detailsThe state medical examiner's office has released the name of a woman killed in a Moore warehouse attack Thursday night.Colleen Hufford, 54, was killed when she was beheaded in the attack.Audio: 911 recording from Moore warehouse attackHe also tried to kill another woman, officials said. She is in stable condition at a local hospital, according to police.The incident happened at a Vaughan Foods processing plant in Moore.Photos: Police respond to warehouse attack in MooreA sheriff's reserve deputy shot the suspect, identified by officials as 30-year-old Alton Alexander Nolen. He was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive.Video: Off-duty Oklahoma County deputy shot suspectOklahoma County Sheriff John Whetsel called the deputy, Mark Vaughan, a hero in a statement released the media on Friday.Read Whetsel's statementJeremy Lewis with the Moore Police Department said in a news conference Friday that Nolen was in the process of converting to the Muslim religion.Vaughan Foods released the following statement about the incident:On behalf of everyone at Vaughan Foods, we are shocked and deeply saddened by the events of today. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and friends of the team member we lost and all those affected. Our focus is on the safety and well-being of our employees. We will provide counseling and support for our team members and support each other through this difficult time. We are working with authorities on this active investigation and ask that you direct your questions to local law enforcement. 28265042Crime footer

Moore police say the suspect in a deadly attack on a Moore warehouse was in the process of being fired on Thursday when he attacked two women at the plant.

Video: Moore Police release additional details

The state medical examiner's office has released the name of a woman killed in a Moore warehouse attack Thursday night.

Colleen Hufford, 54, was killed when she was beheaded in the attack.

Audio: 911 recording from Moore warehouse attack

He also tried to kill another woman, officials said. She is in stable condition at a local hospital, according to police.

The incident happened at a Vaughan Foods processing plant in Moore.

Photos: Police respond to warehouse attack in Moore

A sheriff's reserve deputy shot the suspect, identified by officials as 30-year-old Alton Alexander Nolen. He was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive.

Video: Off-duty Oklahoma County deputy shot suspect

Oklahoma County Sheriff John Whetsel called the deputy, Mark Vaughan, a hero in a statement released the media on Friday.

Read Whetsel's statement

Jeremy Lewis with the Moore Police Department said in a news conference Friday that Nolen was in the process of converting to the Muslim religion.

Vaughan Foods released the following statement about the incident:

On behalf of everyone at Vaughan Foods, we are shocked and deeply saddened by the events of today. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and friends of the team member we lost and all those affected.

Our focus is on the safety and well-being of our employees. We will provide counseling and support for our team members and support each other through this difficult time.

We are working with authorities on this active investigation and ask that you direct your questions to local law enforcement.