Authorities said at least three people were killed and several more injured in Tulsa, Oklahoma, US, on Wednesday when a gunman fired a rifle at a medical complex before taking his own life.
“We can confirm the deaths of four people, one of whom shot,” the city police said in a statement posted on Twitter. Earlier, police announced that their units intervened on Wednesday afternoon after receiving a report that “a man armed with a rifle” was in the building.
According to the statement, “Police are currently searching every room of the building to make sure there is no threat,” noting that “many people were injured” as a result of the shooting, without specifying the number or severity of injuries.
City Council member Jamie Fowler told local television that the shooter had committed suicide. He added that “three innocent bystanders were killed.” In Washington, the White House said that President Joe Biden had been alerted to the incident, was closely monitoring the situation, and had ordered any possible assistance to local authorities.
This shooting came about a week after the massacre that took place at an elementary school in Ovaldi, Texas, in which 19 children aged 9 to 11 and two teachers were shot and killed by an 18-year-old who was later wanted by police. .
Shootings in public places occur almost daily in the United States, and major cities such as New York, Chicago, Miami, and San Francisco have recorded high levels of gun crime, especially since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. year.