Four people were shot and killed on Wednesday afternoon at a medical building in Tulsa, police said.
It is a "catastrophic scene" at the Natalie Medical Building, Tulsa Police Department Capt. Richard Meulenberg said. The building is part of St. Francis Hospital, and houses a breast health center and outpatient surgery center.
The unidentified suspect fired a handgun and a rifle during the attack, Tulsa Police Deputy Chief Jonathan Brooks said, and has died, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police arrived at the medical building three minutes after receiving a report about a man with a rifle, and made contact with the suspect one minute later, he added. It's believed that about 10 people were injured in the shooting.
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