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Arizona shootings: Five killed in Yuma County | |
(about 6 hours later) | |
An elderly man shot and killed five people in Yuma County in the US state of Arizona before taking his own life, officials said. | |
Carey Hal Dyess, 73, killed lawyer Jerrold Shelley, who represented Dyess' ex-wife in their 2006 divorce. | |
In addition, Dyess shot and wounded a friend of his ex-wife, a police official told the Yuma Sun newspaper. | |
"This is not a random act," Yuma Police Chief Jerry Geier told reporters. "These victims were targeted." | |
'Sorely missed' | |
The shooting spree occurred Thursday morning over a stretch of Arizona desert about 20 miles (34km) north of the Mexico border. | |
Judge Andrew Gould told reporters Mr Shelley was preparing to retire after decades in law. | |
"He was one of the best attorneys that this county has ever seen," Mr Gould told reporters. | |
"He was a great family man He loved his wife very much. He's going to be very sorely missed." | |
The first shooting took place about 0500 local time (1200 GMT). That victim was in critical condition in hospital, police said. | |
About four hours later, Dyess entered Mr Shelley's law office, ordered an administrative worker to take cover, then shot and killed the lawyer. | |
The other four killings took place in and around the city of Yuma. | |
Dyess killed himself about six hours after the first shooting, officials said. | |
Police said they would release more details as the investigation proceeded. | |
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