Two shot at Las Vegas courthouse
January 4, 2010 12:49 p.m. EST
Two people were shot Monday in the lobby of a federal courthouse in Las Vegas, Nevada, police said.
The shooting suspect was shot and killed, FBI Special Agent Joseph Dickey said.
The incident occurred about 8 a.m., said Barbara Morgan, spokeswoman for Las Vegas Metropolitan Police.
The two victims were a deputy U.S. marshal and a court security officer, according to U.S. Marshals spokesman Jeff Carter.
Authorities were in the process of evacuating the building, Dickey said.
One person was dead at the scene, and two others were transported to University Medical Center in unknown condition, according to Tim Szymanski, spokesman for the Las Vegas Fire Department.
No one else was in the lobby at the time of the incident, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police spokeswoman Barbara Morgan said.
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