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Three shot dead by US gym gunman | Three shot dead by US gym gunman |
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A man has killed at least three women at a gymnasium in the US state of Pennsylvania, before shooting himself. | A man has killed at least three women 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. |
Police sources named the gunman as 48-year-old George Sodini. | Police sources named the gunman as 48-year-old George Sodini. |
FROM BBC WORLD SERVICE More from BBC World Service | FROM BBC WORLD SERVICE More from BBC World Service |
They said he lived just a few miles from the gym. | They said he lived just a few miles from the gym. |
"He did not say anything. He walked right into the room where the shootings occurred as if he knew exactly where he was going," said Allegheny County police Superintendent Charles Moffatt. | "He did not say anything. He walked right into the room where the shootings occurred as if he knew exactly where he was going," said Allegheny County police Superintendent Charles Moffatt. |
On a website registered in his name, Sodini described years of rejection by women and his struggles with alcoholism. The site also chronicles, over a nine-month period, his plans to carry out a shooting. | On a website registered in his name, Sodini described years of rejection by women and his struggles with alcoholism. The site also chronicles, over a nine-month period, his plans to carry out a shooting. |
'Flashes in the dark' | 'Flashes in the dark' |
One witness said there were about 30 women in the dance class when the shooting took place. | One witness said there were about 30 women in the dance class when the shooting took place. |
George Sodini detailed his shooting plans on a website | |
She said there were "flashes in the dark" as the gunman began firing into the group. | She said there were "flashes in the dark" as the gunman began firing into the group. |
Stacey Falk, 26, who was in the class, described the panic as women in the room realised what was happening. | Stacey Falk, 26, who was in the class, described the panic as women in the room realised what was happening. |
"All of us girls were just ducking behind each other and it was just, you know, I was behind a girl, one of the girls in front to get hit," she told a local TV station. | "All of us girls were just ducking behind each other and it was just, you know, I was behind a girl, one of the girls in front to get hit," she told a local TV station. |
Others said they saw several women bleeding from bullet wounds to the legs, back and shoulder. | Others said they saw several women bleeding from bullet wounds to the legs, back and shoulder. |
Loretta Moss said she tried to help one woman who was shot in the leg. | Loretta Moss said she tried to help one woman who was shot in the leg. |
"She was screaming, 'It's burning, just please call the ambulance'," Ms Moss said. | "She was screaming, 'It's burning, just please call the ambulance'," Ms Moss said. |
One man who was in the gym at the time of the shooting said people ran into the complex bleeding. | One man who was in the gym at the time of the shooting said people ran into the complex bleeding. |
"One lady was shot in the leg, one lady was shot in the shoulder. We started picking her up and dragging her out," Richard Walker said. | "One lady was shot in the leg, one lady was shot in the shoulder. We started picking her up and dragging her out," Richard Walker said. |
The gym management said in a statement: "Each of us in the LA Fitness family are shocked and saddened by the senseless acts of violence that took place." | The gym management said in a statement: "Each of us in the LA Fitness family are shocked and saddened by the senseless acts of violence that took place." |