At least 4 dead and 12 wounded during a shooting in the Pittsburgh Synagogue

Police respond to an active shooter situation at the Tree of Life synagogue on Wildins Avenue, in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Saturday, October 27, 2018. (AP Photo)

At least four people were killed, 12 wounded by gunfire and three officers injured during a shootout in the Pittsburgh Synagogue on Saturday, local media and CNN reported.

"There are deaths," an emergency responder said on local television channel KDKA, which was broadcast simultaneously on CNN, the conditions of the officers were not known immediately.

A white suspect was in custody, KDKA said, adding that the officers had "caught fire."

Looking at the events taking place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Enforcement of the law on the premises. The Squirrel Hill area should be kept safe, look like a lot of fatalities Watch out for the active shooter God bless you all!

– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 27, 2018

Earlier, a police commander said that the shooting had caused "multiple casualties." Police surrounded the synagogue Tree of Life after reports

"Do not get out of your house now, it's not safe" warned the commander The Pittsburgh police, Jason Lando, in a newscast. impromptu press conference on the premises.

First responders surround the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where a gunman opened fire on Saturday. (Photo AP)

The Public Security Department of Pittsburgh had stated on Twitter that there was an active shooter in the vicinity of the synagogue's location

ALERT: There is a active shooter in the vicinity of WILKINS and Shady. Avoid the area. More information will be published as soon as it will be available.

– Public Safety of the Pgh (@PghPublicSafety) October 27, 2018

Images of local television showed policemen there with guns, helmets and other tactical equipment. Paramedics were also stationed near the synagogue, and police vehicles blocked some streets in the neighborhood.

US President Donald Trump said in a tweet that he was watching the situation evolving during a shootout Saturday morning in Pittsburgh, where it seemed like there was mortalities. "

A SWAT police officer and other first responders respond after an armed gunman opened fire on the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, on October 27, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)

The Tree of Life Synagogue On its website, it describes itself as a traditional, progressive and egalitarian conservative congregation.

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