Three shot at US town meeting; shooter tackled
8 Aug 2013 4:59 AM IST
A gunman blasted shots through the wall of a municipal building during a meeting in a northeastern Pennsylvania town on Monday and then barged into the meeting room and continued firing, killing three people, before he was tackled by a local official and shot with his own gun, a witness said.
The shooting rampage, which also wounded some people, happened shortly before 7:30 pm. during Ross Township’s monthly meeting, Monroe County emergency management director Guy Miller said.
The gunman, who appeared to be ‘shooting randomly,’ was captured and was in state police custody at a hospital, which was placed on lockdown, he said.
State police confirmed the gunman had been captured but didn’t immediately have details on arrest. The Pocono Record said one of its reporters was in the township building when a gunman armed with a pistol shot through a wall into the meeting.
The shooting rampage, which also wounded some people, happened shortly before 7:30 pm. during Ross Township’s monthly meeting, Monroe County emergency management director Guy Miller said.
The gunman, who appeared to be ‘shooting randomly,’ was captured and was in state police custody at a hospital, which was placed on lockdown, he said.
State police confirmed the gunman had been captured but didn’t immediately have details on arrest. The Pocono Record said one of its reporters was in the township building when a gunman armed with a pistol shot through a wall into the meeting.
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