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| Five dead in Las Vegas shootings | Five dead in Las Vegas shootings |
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| Two people have shot and killed two police officers in the US city of Las Vegas, before killing another person and then shooting themselves. | Two people have shot and killed two police officers in the US city of Las Vegas, before killing another person and then shooting themselves. |
| The incident began in a pizza cafe at 11:30 (18:30 GMT) on Sunday, when a man and a woman shot at the two officers who were having lunch. | The incident began in a pizza cafe at 11:30 (18:30 GMT) on Sunday, when a man and a woman shot at the two officers who were having lunch. |
| They then entered a Walmart shop nearby and shot one person dead, before committing suicide. | |
| Police say there are no other suspects in the shooting. | Police say there are no other suspects in the shooting. |
| 'Tragic day' | |
| The woman shot her male companion before turning the gun on herself, Sheriff Doug Gillespie of the Las Vegas Metro Police Department said at a news conference. | |
| There was no obvious motive for the shootings. | |
| However, eyewitnesses said the attackers shouted "This is a revolution" as they entered Cici Pizza and shot the police officers. | However, eyewitnesses said the attackers shouted "This is a revolution" as they entered Cici Pizza and shot the police officers. |
| "I think in any case where people are ambushed and shot is upsetting to the public," police spokesman Larry Hadfield told the Associated Press. | "I think in any case where people are ambushed and shot is upsetting to the public," police spokesman Larry Hadfield told the Associated Press. |
| "We don't know anything about the suspects yet and are trying to learn more." | "We don't know anything about the suspects yet and are trying to learn more." |
| Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval later said he was devastated by the murders of the two police officers - Alyn Beck, 42, and Igor Soldo, 32 - and an innocent bystander. | |
| One of the officers reportedly managed to return fire in the cafe, and there was a further exchange of fire between police and the suspects in Walmart. | |
| "It's a tragic day," Sheriff Gillespie said. | |
| "We have a community to protect, we will do it with our heads held high." |