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| Two die in Kansas mall shooting | Two die in Kansas mall shooting |
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| Two people have been killed and at least two others wounded in a shooting at a shopping centre in Kansas City, Missouri, US officials say. | Two people have been killed and at least two others wounded in a shooting at a shopping centre in Kansas City, Missouri, US officials say. |
| The incident at the Ward Parkway centre happened just before 1600 (1900 GMT). | The incident at the Ward Parkway centre happened just before 1600 (1900 GMT). |
| "We have at least two fatalities, maybe more," fire department official Joe Vitale was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency. | "We have at least two fatalities, maybe more," fire department official Joe Vitale was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency. |
| It was not immediately clear whether the suspect was among those killed or taken into custody. | |
| The shooting reportedly took place in the centre's car park. | The shooting reportedly took place in the centre's car park. |
| "I was in my truck and the gunman was two cars over from me," witness Queea Miller told CNN. | "I was in my truck and the gunman was two cars over from me," witness Queea Miller told CNN. |
| She said she saw the gunman shooting several times. | She said she saw the gunman shooting several times. |
| The gunfire sent terrified shoppers scrambling for cover. | |
| Reports said a policeman was wounded in a nearby incident that officials believe was related to the shopping centre shooting. | |
| "What we are hearing is that a police officer was trying to talk to a driver of a vehicle at a gas station some ways away from a mall and this driver shot the officer in the arm," Richard Espinoza from the Kansas City Star newspaper told the BBC. | |
| He said officials believed that "this is the same person who drove to the mall several miles away and began shooting there". | |
| Mr Espinoza said the suspect was believed to be among those killed or wounded. |