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Pittsburgh shooting: Casualties at Squirrel Hill synagogue Pittsburgh shooting: Casualties at Squirrel Hill synagogue
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A gunman has entered a synagogue in the US city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and opened fire, police report.A gunman has entered a synagogue in the US city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and opened fire, police report.
Emergency services arrived at the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue at about 10:00 local time (14:00 GMT), according to reports. Emergency services arrived at the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue at about 10:00 local time (14:00 GMT). A service was taking place at the time.
There are multiple casualties, a spokesman for the Pittsburgh police department said. There are multiple casualties, a police spokesman said, adding that three officers were among them.
According to police radio, the gunman has now surrendered and is in police custody. The gunman has now surrendered and is in custody but residents are still being advised to stay at home.
Police had warned people to stay in their homes during the incident at the synagogue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighbourhood. A spokesman for the Pittsburgh Police Department, Jason Lando, said that officers were still carrying out searches at the synagogue in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighbourhood.
Footage broadcast on US news channels showed a police Swat team and ambulances arriving at the scene.
The gunman was reportedly a heavy-set white male with a beard.
US President Donald Trump tweeted to say that he was watching events.US President Donald Trump tweeted to say that he was watching events.
A service was taking place at the time of the shooting, according to the synagogue's official website. The New York Police Department later said it had deployed officers to synagogues throughout the city as a precaution.
The BBC's Dan Johnson in Washington says the shootings come at a tense time in the US, after a week in which mail bombs were sent to critics of Mr Trump, ahead of crucial mid-term elections next month.
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