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TWO BAILIFFS WERE shot and killed inside a southwestern Michigan courthouse before officers killed the gunman, a sheriff said.
The incident occurred on the third floor of the Berrien County courthouse in St. Joseph, 100 miles (160 km) northeast of Chicago.
Sheriff Paul Bailey did not provide additional details on how the shooting happened. He said he did not know anything about the shooter, why he was in the courthouse or how he got a gun.
A sheriff’s deputy who was shot was in stable condition at a hospital, and a fifth person was injured, although how that person was hurt wasn’t immediately clear.
“I stand here with a heavy heart. A person has shot two bailiffs. They’re both deceased,” Bailey told reporters.
Other people in the area of the shooting sought shelter before “brave officers were able to come to their rescue and take the shooter down,” the sheriff said. He didn’t elaborate.
Bailey said he felt “terrible” about the deaths.
Berrien County, which borders Indiana, is in the far southwestern corner of Michigan.
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We were on the beach. The lifeguard and surrounding people worked valiantly non-stop to try to save and resuscitate the two ladies, then the ambulance services also did their absolute best before the helicopter arrived and they were rushed away. A couple stood nearby throughout and prayed the Rosary. The sea was calm and it was a beautiful sunny evening on the beach, made horrendous by this appalling double tragedy. God rest them both and deepest sympathy to their families.
Unfortunately news in that both have passed away.
Were they in swimming?
RIP.
Latest report is that they’ve died..rip..
Terrible news , they seemed to be living life to the full doing what they loved .
Crikey this really has been a bad week. Nothing but bad news … spirit sapping – condolences to all affected by this terrible event
Very lucky to be alive & hope two ladies will be on their ways to recovery ASAP.
R.I.P ladies. What a terrile way to go.
All the C#nts on this site giving thumbs down when people say RIP should be beaten to death. Have some respect.
Breakingnews.ie reports they are nuns, regardless, i hope they are alright.
Unfortunately reports say both have passed away in hospital. R.I.P
Why “regardless” ?
Regardless of if they are nuns or not.
Ah that’s terribly sad. RIP.
I was saddened to hear of the two women losing there lives on Inch Strand as this is where we have holidayed for ten years in a row up until a couple of years ago.
May they rest in peace.
any idea on how it happened please?
I asked that question and got red thumbed for it. I still dont know what happened to them. May they rest in peace. Condolences to their families and community.
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