Four People Massacred in Boston, a Gunman Kills himself After Shooting at University Students in Austin, Texas, September 28, 2010

Four People Massacred in Boston,
a Gunman Kills himself After Shooting at University Students in Austin, Texas,

September 28, 2010

Four killed, one injured in U.S. shooting spree, in Boston

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2010 (Xinhua) --

Four people were killed, including a toddler, and one seriously injured in a shooting spree in the U.S. state of Massachusetts early Tuesday.

The massacre happened at around 1:00 a.m. Tuesday in Boston's Mattapan section. The four killed were found outside a house at 40 Woolson St., including a woman, a child in the woman's arms who was 2 to 3 years old, and two men. Another man suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital, police said.

"There is a significant amount of evidence located at the scene and we are involved in a very intensive investigation into the early morning hours," Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis told a news conference.

He said investigators thought the victims knew the shooter or shooters and called for the public's help in solving the case. Names of the victims have not yet been released.

Police said investigators were searching for a silver or gray Ford Explorer that might be connected to the shooting.

Editor: Mu Xuequan

Gunman shoots himself at Texas University

Press TV, Tuesday, September 28, 2010, 7:19PM

Police prepare to enter Calhoun Hall at the University of Texas at Austin on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 after a gunman opened fire at the library, before killing himself. AP photo A gunman, who opened fired on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin, has taken his own life at Perry-Castenada Library.

A man wearing dark clothes and a ski mask opened fire with an AK-47 rifle Tuesday morning before shooting himself in the head, the Associated Press reported.

Adam Glick, a 27-year-old university business school student, said that he saw a man wearing a ski mask dressed in all black and armed with an assault rifle heading toward the library building. He then heard 10-12 shots as he ran for cover in an adjacent building.

The gunman is thought to have been a student, but has yet to be identified.

Students living on campus have been instructed by the University to stay inside and lock their doors, Sky News stated.

The University remains on lockdown while police continue to investigate, with SWAT officers and explosive-sniffing bombs searching the campus, the NY Daily News stated.

No one else has been reported injured.

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