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Gunman kills seven at shooting in Dallas house

Police say the gunman was killed by an officer after an exchange of gunfire

Police officers and investigators gather outside the scene of a shooting in Plano, Texas, on Sunday. Photograph: AP
Police officers and investigators gather outside the scene of a shooting in Plano, Texas, on Sunday. Photograph: AP
Mon Sept 11 2017 - 06:45

A gunman killed seven people at a home in a Dallas suburb on Sunday evening before being shot dead by police called to the scene, authorities said.

The shooting took place in Plano, a suburb north of Dallas.

David Tilley, a spokesman for the Plano Police Department, said the gunman was killed by the first responding officer after an exchange of gunfire. The officer was not injured.

Police officers at work at the scene of a shooting at a home in Texas in which seven people died. Photograph: AP
Police officers at work at the scene of a shooting at a home in Texas in which seven people died. Photograph: AP

Seven people were found dead in the Plano home.

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Two additional shooting victims were taken to a local hospital. Their condition was unknown.

A police officer at the scene of the shooting in Texas on Sunday. Photograph: AP
A police officer at the scene of the shooting in Texas on Sunday. Photograph: AP

“We’re trying to put all the puzzle pieces together,” Mr Tilley said.

There was no information yet on the relationship between the suspect and the victims.

Local media reports that the shooting occurred at a Dallas Cowboys viewing party could not be confirmed either.