Gunman shoots dead two women outside church before turning weapon on himself
dailystar.co.ukshot dead two women outside a church, before then turning the gun on himself and taking his own life in the US.The tragic incident took place outside Cornerstone Church in Ames, Iowa, just before 7pm local time on Thursday (June 2).The shooting occurred just before an event – called Summer Salt and hosted by The Salt Company – for college-aged students was about to begin.A motive for the shooting is not yet known, but the authorities have stated that there is no ongoing threat to the public.It is still unclear as to how many others were injured in the attack.Story County Sherriff's Office Captain Nick Lennie, speaking to local outlet KCCI, said: "There was a program going on.""We do have other individuals inside the church.
We do not have any other information at this point if anybody else was injured in this."We are working through the process of investigating this incident and speaking with the others inside the church."The church released a statement on its Facebook page, calling the event a "tragic shooting" and saying they are "heartbroken."It wrote: "It is believed that an adult male shot these two victims and then took his own life.
Due to the ongoing investigation, we are not able to give any details at this time.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here."We can say, however, that we are more than saddened by the events that transpired.
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