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Mall shooting kills 1 in Florida

Published : 09 Apr 2017, 01:18

  DF-Xinhua Report

A mall shooting has killed one person and injured two in the U.S. southern State of Florida, U.S. media reported Saturday.

The shooter, who killed himself after firing on two others, was identified by witnesses as Abeku Wilson, a fitness trainer at the Coral Gables gym where he carried out the shooting.

The two wounded were Janine Ackerman, the gym's manager and Mario Hortis, a fellow trainer. Both were seriously wounded and have been carried to a nearby hospital, according to local police.

Motives behind the shooting is yet unclear but witnesses who claimed to have known the shooter suspected it was personal issues.