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U.S. NEWSSaturday 28 November 2015

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Mayor says Colorado Springs shooting suspect in custody

An officer stands guard near a Planned Parenthood clinic Friday, Nov. 27, 2015, in Colorado clinic. Police say 11 peo- change with police inside
ple, including five officers, the clinic, police Lt. Cath-
Springs, Colo. A gunman opened fire at the clinic on Friday, authorities said, wounding multiple have been transported to erine Buckley said.
area hospitals. Authorities Authorities said they don’t
people before being taken into custody. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) do not have any further know the motive of the
details on those wounded gunman or whether the
SADIE GURMAN gunman in a shooting at- details. or whether there had been shooter had any connec-
Associated Press tack at a Planned Parent- A shootout and standoff any fatalities in the attack. tion to Planned Parent-
COLORADO SPRINGS, Col- hood clinic is in custody. between the gunman and A gunman opened fire at hood, a national women’s
orado (AP) — The mayor of Mayor John Suthers says officers had been going a Colorado Planned Par- health care providers that
Colorado Springs says the he did not have any further on for hours Friday at the enthood clinic on Friday, offers abortions at some
wounding multiple peo- clinics.
ple and engaging in gun “We don’t have any infor-
battles with police as pa- mation on this individual’s
tients and staff members mentality, or his ideas or
ducked behind tables to ideology,” Buckley said.
hide and keep away from Planned Parenthood re-
the crossfire. At least nine leased a statement that
people were taken to hos- said it did not know the
pitals amid the shooting full circumstances or mo-
that spanned several hours tives behind the attack, or
before the gunman was whether the organization
taken into custody. was the target.
Three officers were injured The shots sent people in-
while responding to the side the clinic racing for
initial report of shots fired cover. Jennifer Motolinia
at the clinic before noon, hid behind a table inside
authorities said. More than the clinic and called her
two hours later, the gun- brother, Joan, who said he
man shot and injured a heard multiple gunshots in
fourth officer in another ex- the background.q