Gunman kills two, wounds five others in shooting at Florida yoga studio
- The suspect in the shooting fatally shot himself after an apparent domestic dispute, according to police
A gunman killed two people and wounded five others at a yoga studio in Florida’s capital before killing himself on Friday evening, officials said.
Tallahassee Police Chief Michael DeLeo told reporters on Friday night that the man shot six people and pistol-whipped another after walking into the studio, which is part of a small Tallahassee shopping centre.
The suspect then fatally shot himself, DeLeo said.
Early on Saturday morning, the Tallahassee Police Department identified the shooter as Scott Paul Beierle, 40, the Tallahassee Democrat reported.
The department identified the two people who were killed as Dr. Nancy Van Vessem, 61, and Maura Binkley, 21, the Democrat reported.
Van Vessem was an internist who served as chief medical director for Capital Health Plan, the newspaper said.