Three dead in shooting at Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic
Police arrested a gunman who stormed a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Colorado and opened fire with a rifle in a burst of violence that left at least 11 people injured, including five officers.
Five hours after the siege began, the suspect was taken into custody, the city of Colorado Springs confirmed in a message posted to Twitter.
A photographer at the scene saw a man in a white T-shirt, with his hands cuffed behind his back, being taken out of an armored police vehicle and placed in an unmarked squad car.
An hour earlier, police said that progress in securing the building was slowed by the fact that the gunman brought “some bags” with him into the clinic and left several items outside, all of which needed to be checked for possible boobytraps or explosives.
No fatalities were reported by authorities. Five police officers were among those injured in the gunfire, said police spokeswoman Lieutenant Catherine Buckley.
There was no information provided on the nature of the injuries, or the condition of any of the victims.
Police swarmed the area around the building after an emergency call reporting shots fired at about 11:30am local time – and officers ultimately confronted the suspect inside the building, Buckley said.