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2 dead and at least 3 injured in Las Vegas gym shooting, police say
A shooting at a Las Vegas gym on Friday afternoon left two people dead — one of them the suspected gunman — and injured at least three others, according to police.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Undersheriff Andrew Walsh reported that the incident began when shots were fired inside the Las Vegas Athletic Club on the city’s west side, killing one person.
Police stated that officers shot the suspect, who was armed, as he attempted to flee the building. He was later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital, according to a social media update from the department.
Three other individuals were wounded in the incident and taken to local hospitals, with one reported to be in critical condition.
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Walsh said there was no longer a threat to the public.
Officials said they were still investigating a motive.
“They said ‘Get out, get out, get out,’” Claudio Vigani, a witness who was at the gym when the shooting began, told KLAS-TV. “Then I saw the dead guy next to the machine.”
Gary Steward, who was headed to the gym with another person, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that a stop at a nutrition store saved their lives. He said if they hadn’t stopped, they would have been at the front desk where the shooter entered. They saw glass breaking as they walked up to the gym and ran back to the parking lot.
“It’s just a weird feeling right now,” Steward said. “It’s strange. Who shoots up a gym?”
Calls to the athletic club and its corporate office went unanswered.
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