Two wounded killed and more critical in shooting episodes during a yoga in Florida

Tallahassee Police Chief Michael DeLeo said the author acted on his own. He shot six people and went to a seventh person with the gun before committing suicide, DeLeo said. The death of two women is confirmed and the condition must be critical for three of the wounded.

Police were informed of the shooting at 5:47 pm local time on Friday. Yoga Hot Yoga Room is located in a small mall in Tallahassee, capital of Florida.

The perpetrator is identified by the Tallahassee police as Scott Paul Beierle, 40 years old. The two killed were 21 and 61 years old.

In the newspaper Tallahassee Democrat, witnesses explained that the perpetrator was a tall man with a beard, observed inside the hot yoga premises, and that he had behaved strikingly before taking a firearm. and start shooting during a yoga period. A man had to try to stop the shooter, who responded by sweeping it with the weapon before shooting himself in the head.

"There are things that indicate that more people fought and not only tried to flee, but also other people, which shows how brave they were," DeLeo said.

The reason is unknown. According to the local authorities, a family rule may have served as a basis for the shooting.

The mayor and democratic governor of the city, Andrew Gillum, interrupted an election campaign event when the news was known. On Twitter, he writes that he is deeply grateful to the police who quickly moved.

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