One Killed Near California Polling Sites, Shooter Found Dead
Faizan Hashmi Published November 09, 2016 | 11:30 AM
LOS ANGELES, Nov 9, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 09th Nov, 2016 ) - A gunman went on a shooting spree near California polling stations on Tuesday, killing one man and wounding two women before dying following a shootout with police, authorities said.
The shooting took place in early afternoon in the city of Azusa, 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of Los Angeles, Vanessa Lozano, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Fire Department, told AFP. The incident prompted a lockdown at nearby schools and at two polling stations, one of which was later reopened.
Officers arriving at the scene in a residential neighborhood found three shooting victims and came under fire, Azusa police chief Steve Hunt told reporters.
He said officers returned fire and the gunman was later pronounced dead at the scene.
It was unclear if the gunman was killed by police or took his own life, authorities said. "One male victim was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead and two female adults were also transported to a local hospital where they are listed both in critical condition," the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department said in a statement. It was unclear what prompted the attack.
Recent Stories
Four terrorists involved in suicide attack on Chinese in Besham arrested
SIC chief asks PTI leaders to resign from assemblies
Pakistan working tirelessly to eradicate polio from country: PM
IHC Justice Sattar dismisses pleas moved by FIA, PEMRA and PTA in audio leaks ca ..
Gillespie, Kirsten feature in 48th edition of PCB Podcast
Security forces kill four terrorists in Tank
Fake immoral video of Ducky Bhai's wife goes on viral on social media
Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal Rates On 29 April 2024
Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 29 April 2024
Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal Rates On 28 April 2024
Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 28 April 2024
Fresh wave of rainfall in AJK continues for the second consecutive day
More Stories From World
-
Togo votes in key parliament ballot after divisive reform
12 minutes ago -
Pakistan friends of China, partner of BRI through CPEC: Salman Shah
13 minutes ago -
Blinken 'hopeful' Palestinian group will accept 'extraordinarily generous' Gaza deal
13 minutes ago -
Russia says captured another village in eastern Ukraine
13 minutes ago -
Red Cross finances 'stabilised', new chief says
23 minutes ago -
Pedro Sanchez, a risk-taker with a flair for survival
23 minutes ago
-
Bangladesh again closes schools nationwide due to heatwave
23 minutes ago -
Last chance for global pandemic agreement talks
43 minutes ago -
Iran slams crackdown on US student protesters
53 minutes ago -
Dozens killed as dam bursts in flood-hit Kenya
1 hour ago -
Brunson sets Knicks record with 47 to lead New York over 76ers
1 hour ago -
Filipino farmers struggle as drought and heatwave hits
1 hour ago