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| Three die in Kansas City shooting | |
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| Three people, including a gunman, have been killed and at least two others wounded in a shooting at a shopping centre in Missouri, US police say. | |
| The incident at the crowded Ward Parkway centre in Kansas City happened just before 1600 (1900 GMT) on Sunday. | |
| The gunman shot two people dead at the centre's car park, before wounding two others inside the main building. | The gunman shot two people dead at the centre's car park, before wounding two others inside the main building. |
| The assailant was later found dead, but it was not immediately clear if he was shot by police. | The assailant was later found dead, but it was not immediately clear if he was shot by police. |
| Police are also investigating whether an earlier killing at a house not far away from the centre and also a shooting in which a policeman was injured involved the gunman. | Police are also investigating whether an earlier killing at a house not far away from the centre and also a shooting in which a policeman was injured involved the gunman. |
| The gunman's identity was not immediately released. | The gunman's identity was not immediately released. |
| 'Mass chaos' | 'Mass chaos' |
| Kansas City police said the shopping centre was packed with "hundreds and hundreds" of shoppers when the shooting spree began. | Kansas City police said the shopping centre was packed with "hundreds and hundreds" of shoppers when the shooting spree began. |
| "It was just mass chaos, as you can imagine, on a Sunday in a crowded mall," police spokesman Tony Sanders said. | "It was just mass chaos, as you can imagine, on a Sunday in a crowded mall," police spokesman Tony Sanders said. |
| The gunfire sent terrified shoppers scrambling for cover. | The gunfire sent terrified shoppers scrambling for cover. |
| "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. |
| Police believe the chain of events began earlier on Sunday when they found the body of a woman, who had been missing for several days, in a house in Kansas City. | Police believe the chain of events began earlier on Sunday when they found the body of a woman, who had been missing for several days, in a house in Kansas City. |
| After discovering that the woman's car was missing, police put out a description of the vehicle. | After discovering that the woman's car was missing, police put out a description of the vehicle. |
| The car was spotted later on Sunday by a policeman, who pulled the driver over and was shot in the arm, police said. | The car was spotted later on Sunday by a policeman, who pulled the driver over and was shot in the arm, police said. |
| The policeman returned fire but the driver fled. | The policeman returned fire but the driver fled. |
| Local police were notified about the incident and minutes later were called to the shopping centre after reports of shootings there. | Local police were notified about the incident and minutes later were called to the shopping centre after reports of shootings there. |