WHEELING, W.Va. – The mayor of a West Virginia city where a man was killed by police after firing multiple rounds at a U.S. courthouse says the gunman was retired police officer.
Wheeling Mayor Andy McKenzie says police who briefed him after Wednesday’s courthouse assault told him the man was a 20-year-plus veteran of the force. He says the man retired 13 years ago.
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McKenzie said the retired officer’s name was not being released immediately.
U.S. marshals said the man used what they described as an assault-type rifle to fire 15 to 25 shots at the Wheeling Federal Building.
One person was injured inside by flying debris.
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