A gunman killed two people and wounded five others at a yoga studio in Florida’s capital before killing himself, officials said.
Independent.ie Newsdesk Twitter Email
November 3 2018 6:40 AM
A gunman killed two people and wounded five others at a yoga studio in Florida’s capital before killing himself, officials said.
Tallahassee Police Chief Michael DeLeo told reporters on Friday night that the man shot six people and pistol-whipped another after walking into the studio, which is part of a small Tallahassee shopping centre.
The suspect fatally shot himself, Mr DeLeo said. Authorities have not identified the shooter or the victims. The conditions of the other victims are unclear.
Mr DeLeo said police are asking for anyone who saw something unusual around the time of the shooting to contact police. He said the shooter acted alone and authorities are investigating possible motives. He declined to say what kind of gun the shooter had.
“We’re all very saddened and shocked by the events that occurred, but it’s important that people understand that there is no immediate threat outside of what has already occurred this evening,” Mr DeLeo said.
Melissa Hutchinson said she helped treat a “profusely” bleeding man who rushed into a bar after the incident. She said three people from the studio ran in, and they were told there was an active shooter.
“It was a shocking moment something happened like this,” Ms Hutchinson said.
The people who came in were injured, including the bleeding man who was pistol-whipped while trying to stop the shooter. They told her the shooter kept coming in and out of the studio. When he loaded his gun, people started pounding the windows of the studio to warn people.
City Commissioner Scott Maddox was on the scene. He said on Facebook, “In my public service career I have had to be on some bad scenes. This is the worst. Please pray.”
Elle Welling said she was leaving a store across the street from the shopping centre and saw at least three people loaded into ambulances.
“You don’t think about this in Tallahassee and now you have to,” said Ms Welling, 26, who lives in the neighbourhood.
The plaza is home to popular restaurants, a jewellery store, a framing shop, a hair salon and other businesses.
Press Association
Raf Sanchez US President Donald Trump issued an extraordinary ‘Game of Thrones’-style warning to Iran yesterday as he reimposed severe sanctions on the country’s regime.
Rozina Sabur Donald Trump once claimed black people were “too stupid” to vote for him and regularly used explicitly racist language before coming into office, his former lawyer has claimed.
Mary Fitzgerald Three years after war came to Yemen in the form of a Saudi-led intervention, resulting in thousands of civilians dead and millions facing starvation, Washington has finally urged a halt. The…
It’s been a while since Maurice McCabe put on a…
In the end, it took the selection…
It doesn’t take long to get goosebumps.
A gunman killed two people and wounded five…
Police say a brawl between a passenger and a…
US President Donald Trump issued an extraordinary ‘Game of Thrones’-style…
A Christian woman spared the death penalty after her blasphemy conviction was…
Yemeni children are dying from starvation and disease as trucks with life-saving supplies…
Saudi operatives dissolved journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s body after murdering and…
Donald Trump once claimed black people were…
Three years after war came to Yemen in the form of…
Authorities say a man fatally shot one person and…
Alec Baldwin has been arrested after allegedly…
Labour’s deputy leader Tom Watson says…
This is the shocking moment a US woman…
Underwater footage shows divers recovering…
Police say a brawl between a passenger…
India has unveiled the world’s tallest statue.
A man has been jailed for more than 10 years after an armed robbery at a…
At least nine people have been killed over…
Footage has emerged of a cyclist being…
The mother of a toddler abducted in 1987 said…
US President Donald Trump and first lady…
