Pennsylvania, Sep 20 (UNI) A man walked into a municipal building south of Pittsburgh and shot four people — including a police sergeant — before a police officer fatally shot him outside a courtroom where the gunman was to appear for a hearing in a domestic violence case, the authorities said.
Around 1400 hrs on Wednesda, the gunman walked into the lobby of the Masontown Borough Municipal Center and began shooting a handgun, said Richard Bower, the district attorney of Fayette County. A police sergeant “engaged” the gunman and was shot, Mr Bower said. The gunman then shot two men and one woman, Mr Bower said.
A police officer then entered the lobby and shot the gunman multiple times, killing him, Mr Bower said, The New York Times reported.