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Three shot dead by US gym gunman | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
A man has killed at least three people at a gymnasium in the US state of Pennsylvania, before shooting himself. | |
Another 10 people were injured by gunfire in the town of Bridgeville near Pittsburgh, after the incident at the LA Fitness Center. | Another 10 people were injured by gunfire in the town of Bridgeville near Pittsburgh, after the incident at the LA Fitness Center. |
An eyewitness told a local TV station that a man entered an all-female dance class, turned off the lights, took two guns out of a bag and began firing. | An eyewitness told a local TV station that a man entered an all-female dance class, turned off the lights, took two guns out of a bag and began firing. |
"People everywhere were screaming. It was horrible," said the witness. | "People everywhere were screaming. It was horrible," said the witness. |
It is not known whether the gunman had any specific reason for targeting anyone at the gym. | It is not known whether the gunman had any specific reason for targeting anyone at the gym. |
"He did not say anything," Allegheny County police Superintendent Charles Moffatt said. "He walked right into the room where the shootings occurred as if he knew exactly where he was going." | "He did not say anything," Allegheny County police Superintendent Charles Moffatt said. "He walked right into the room where the shootings occurred as if he knew exactly where he was going." |
"Each of us in the LA Fitness family are shocked and saddened by the senseless acts of violence that took place," said the gym management. | "Each of us in the LA Fitness family are shocked and saddened by the senseless acts of violence that took place," said the gym management. |