(CNN) — Three people are dead, including a gunman who opened fire in a courthouse in Wilmington, Delaware, Monday morning, Delaware State Police said.
Two Capitol Police officers were wounded in the gunfight, but their injuries aren’t life threatening because they were wearing bulletproof vests, police said.
The man entered the lobby of at the New Castle County Courthouse around 8 a.m. and began shooting, said State Police Sgt. Paul Shavack.
He acted alone, Shavack said, and the shooting was not an act of terrorism.
The two who are dead are women, but Shavack declined to give details about them.
News reports said the gunman’s estranged wife was among the victims, but Shavack said he could not confirm that a family member was involved. He described the shooter as white and between the ages of 50 and 60.
Police said it’s unclear how the gunman died. They are investigating whether he killed himself or police killed him.
February 16, 2013 5:59 AM
