US gunman kills three at Azana beauty salon and spa in Milwaukee

A gunman opened fire at a suburban Milwaukee beauty salon, killing three people and wounding four others before taking his own life, police said.

The suspect was identified as Radcliffe Haughton, 45, a resident of Brown Deer, Wisconsin, who had been placed under a restraining order and directed to surrender his firearms to local authorities this month in connection with a domestic abuse case involving his wife. She worked at the salon.

"We believe this incident was domestic violence-related," Brookfield Police chief Daniel Tushaus said.

The three shot dead at the Azana Salon & Spa on Sunday were female, Tushaus said. Their ages and identities were not immediately provided and the police chief would not say whether Haughton's wife was among the victims.

Haughton was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.

The shooting marked the second outburst of gun violence at a US beauty spa in a matter of days. On Thursday, a gunman opened fire at a salon in suburban Orlando, Florida, killing three women and wounding a fourth - his wife - before fleeing and committing suicide at a nearby residence. The suspect in that shooting had likewise been ordered to keep away from his spouse.