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Wyoming care home gunman upset at 'damned poker gambling' | |
(about 17 hours later) | |
A 77-year-old man has shot three people at the senior citizens' complex where he lived in the US state of Wyoming, killing one person and wounding two. | A 77-year-old man has shot three people at the senior citizens' complex where he lived in the US state of Wyoming, killing one person and wounding two. |
Larry Rosenberg, who was armed with a rifle and a handgun, was upset about a poker game at the facility in the city of Cheyenne, said another resident. | |
The suspect fled the scene by bicycle, killing himself as police closed in. | |
Shootings are rare in the city - police handled a total of six homicide cases last year. | Shootings are rare in the city - police handled a total of six homicide cases last year. |
Mary Eastman, 80, said Rosenberg left a suicide note with her that morning. | |
"His problem really was that damned poker gambling," she said, referring to card games in the home's common room. | |
"That was it. That was all he complained about." | |
Police have confirmed that they are examining a "letter of discontent" by the gunman, but they did not disclose further details. | |
Investigators said all the victims were known to Rosenberg, and there had been a "long-standing animosity" between the men. | |
Mrs Eastman's daughter told local media that Rosenberg had become more withdrawn recently at the Heritage Court Apartments complex. | |
"He started getting more and more distant, complaining about the facility and about people and just kind of pulling away, isolating himself more and more," said the daughter. | |
Schools in Cheyenne were placed on lockdown for a brief time. | Schools in Cheyenne were placed on lockdown for a brief time. |
Cheyenne, the capital of Wyoming, has a population of 60,000. | Cheyenne, the capital of Wyoming, has a population of 60,000. |
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