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                   3 Dead in Shooting at Michigan Courthouse

   by VOA News

   Three people were shot dead Monday at a county courthouse in the
   northern U.S. state of Michigan.

   Local police say two of the dead were court bailiffs, and the third was
   the shooter. A deputy sheriff also was wounded, but early reports said
   his injuries are not life threatening.

   Several civilians also were taken to the hospital. Police said their
   injuries are not life threatening.

   The shooting took place at the Berrien County courthouse in St. Joseph,
   Michigan. A television report from the nearby city of Grand Rapids
   quotes Sheriff Paul Bailey as saying the shooter was an inmate already
   in custody.

   Michigan Governor Rick Snyder says state police have secured the crime
   scene.

   Bailey called the shootings a "terrible, terrible" event. He said the
   sheriff's department is investigating what led to the shootings.
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