CLEVELAND, Ohio – A disgruntled ex-employee on Friday shot a man who fired him two days earlier from his job at a plating factory on Cleveland’s East Side, police reports say.

Andre R. Stanton shot a 29-year-old man in the neck, chest, abdomen and leg about 6:45 a.m. outside MPC Plating on East 63rd Street near Euclid Avenue, according to a police report and court records. An ambulance took the 29-year-old man to University Hospitals for treatment.

An MPC employee who identified himself as a manager declined to comment on the incident Friday, but he said the 29-year-old man’s condition was improving. A UH spokesman said Friday afternoon that the 29-year-old man is no longer listed as a patient at the hospital.

Stanton, 28, of Warrensville Heights, is charged with attempted murder in the case. He is not in custody, but a warrant was issued Friday for his arrest.

Witnesses said Stanton previously worked at MPC Plating. The 29-year-old man fired Stanton on Wednesday night for poor performance, police reports say.

Cleveland police officers were investigating a report of shots fired at MPC when they found the 29-year-old man in a bay area. He had multiple gunshot wounds but was conscious and breathing, police reports say.

Investigators learned the Stanton argued with the man just outside an entrance to the building. He then shot the 29-year-old man, police reports say.

Officers found blood on the wall by the entrance. They also found blood in an office area located just inside the entrance, and a trail of blood leading to the bay area where they found the 29-year-old man.

Investigators found six bullet casings where the shooting occurred. They also found a bullet defect on the door.

Witnesses saw Stanton run away after the shooting, but they could not provide any additional information.

Investigators checked Stanton’s previous address on East 89th Street in Cleveland, but a current resident said he no longer lives there.

An MPC employee said he would provide security camera video to Third District detectives, who are investigating the shooting.

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