Woman reportedly shot dead outside courthouse
By msnbc.com staff
At least one person was shot dead by a man outside a county courthouse in Beaumont, Texas, a local news channel reported Wednesday.
An elderly woman was killed and at least three others were shot, including two rushed to the hospital with several gunshot wounds, KFDM TV reported.
The shootings took place outside the courthouse, in the basement of the county clerk's office and at a bus station.
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The suspect reportedly surrendered to police after having holed up in a building two blocks from the courthouse.
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The shooting follows one at a county courthouse in Washington state last Friday in which a man shot a sheriff's deputy and attacked a judge.