Gunman, Two Victims Dead in Florida
April 27, 2001 3:37 pm EST
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (Reuters) - A gunman shot four people, two of them fatally, at a high-rise
condominium building in the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Hollywood and was himself killed Friday.
Police confirmed the gunman was dead. They initially said he had survived a shootout with
police but later added they did not know whether he died in the exchange of fire or committed suicide.
Police did not have a motive and did not know whether the gunman knew any of the victims, one of whom was a
pregnant woman.
The gunman opened fire in the apartment parking lot near a busy traffic circle, fatally shooting a woman, police
said.
He then ran into the building, storming into the lobby and shooting three more people holding police at by for more
than 45 minutes.
With paramedics unable to enter the area, police drove a squad car to the lobby entrance, loaded one of the
injured atop the car and drove her to a hospital.
The gunman was later found dead in the lobby of the building, where dozens of residents had bolted themselves
inside their apartments during the siege.
The two surviving victims were hospitalized in critical condition.
Lt. Tony Rode said the gunman was in his 30s and clad all in black.