প্রকাশ: 02/06/2022
A man armed with a
rifle and a handgun killed four people inside a medical building in Tulsa,
Oklahoma on Wednesday before fatally shooting himself, police said, in the
latest of a series of mass shootings to rattle the United States.
Police arrived at the St. Francis Hospital campus three
minutes after receiving a call about the shooting on Wednesday afternoon and
followed the sound of gunfire up to the Natalie Building's second floor, Tulsa
deputy police chief Eric Dalgleish told reporters.
The officers made contact with the victims and the suspect
five minutes later, Dalgleish said.
Police responses have come under increased scrutiny after a
gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in a Texas school classroom last
week while officers waited outside for nearly an hour.
Asked by reporters whether police had refreshed training or
thinking about active shooters after the Uvalde, Texas school shooting,
Dalgleish said: "I think that's probably fresh on everyone's minds."
"I will say Tulsa revisits that topic regularly. I was
very happy with what we know so far regarding the response of our
officers," Dalgleish said.
Wednesday's incident in Tulsa came on the heels of mass
shootings that have reignited debates about gun control. Two weeks before the
Uvalde shooting, a white gunman killed 10 people at a supermarket in a Black
neighborhood in Buffalo, New York.
Police in Tulsa said they were trying to determine the
suspect's identity, who they estimated was aged between 35 and 40, and had no
details yet on his motive.
The Natalie Building contains doctors' offices including an
orthopedic center, Dalgleish said, adding he believed the victims included
employees and patients.
The White House said President Joe Biden had been briefed on
the shooting and offered support to state and local officials in Tulsa, a city
of some 411,000 people that sits around 100 miles (160 km) northeast of the
capital Oklahoma City.
- Reuters
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