Another gunman kills in a public building in USA

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Gunman, hostage dead at NASA building, police say

POSTED: 7:21 p.m. EDT, April 20, 2007

Story Highlights

• Gunman dies of apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to head, police say

• Police: Gunman killed one hostage, another hostage taken to hospital

• Shootings happened at NASA's Johnson Space Center

 

 

HOUSTON, Texas (CNN) -- A hostage situation at an office building on

the sprawling campus of Johnson Space Center ended Friday with the

gunman and a hostage dead, a police spokesman said.

 

Houston Police Capt. Dwayne Ready said that a second hostage was found

taped up but otherwise unharmed and was being checked by paramedics.

 

" I do not have any names at this time, " Ready said.

 

The situation started at about 1:40 p.m. (2:40 p.m. ET) when police

responded to a call that a person with a gun had entered Building 44

at the space complex. A witness reported two gunshots at the time,

Ready said. (Watch employees being evacuated after gunfire is heard Video)

 

" While they [sWAT teams] were trying to establish communication, they

heard an additional gunshot, " he said.

 

Believing the suspect may have shot himself, they decided to move in

and found that he had committed suicide.

 

" Also on the same floor was one other hostage that was shot, " Ready

said. " We believe that may have happened early on in the whole ordeal. "