Gunman shoots 4 dead at Israel bank, kills self
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May 21, 2013, Tuesday
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A gunman stormed into a bank in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba yesterday, killing four people in a gunfight and taking a hostage before killing himself.
Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the shootings happened inside the bank. Four other people were wounded, one of them seriously.
Police said they were investigating the incident.
"We are not convinced entirely at this point that we are talking about a robbery or an attempted robbery but it could be we are talking about an incident where from the start, the murderer came in with an intention to shoot," national police chief Yohanan Danino told reporters.
The man was identified as an Israeli in his 40s who lived in Beersheba.
The bank specialized in mortgages, and Rosenfeld said police were exploring whether the man had experienced financial difficulties or had any other personal dispute with bank workers. He said robbery also remained a possible motive.
Rosenfeld said a gunfight broke out and the gunman took one hostage, but as a standoff developed, he killed himself. The hostage, who was lightly wounded, walked out of the bank.
He said all of the dead had been killed by the gunman.
Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the shootings happened inside the bank. Four other people were wounded, one of them seriously.
Police said they were investigating the incident.
"We are not convinced entirely at this point that we are talking about a robbery or an attempted robbery but it could be we are talking about an incident where from the start, the murderer came in with an intention to shoot," national police chief Yohanan Danino told reporters.
The man was identified as an Israeli in his 40s who lived in Beersheba.
The bank specialized in mortgages, and Rosenfeld said police were exploring whether the man had experienced financial difficulties or had any other personal dispute with bank workers. He said robbery also remained a possible motive.
Rosenfeld said a gunfight broke out and the gunman took one hostage, but as a standoff developed, he killed himself. The hostage, who was lightly wounded, walked out of the bank.
He said all of the dead had been killed by the gunman.
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