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Gunman opens fire at West Virginia federal building

By CNN Staff

Updated 7:27 PM ET, Wed October 9, 2013

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A gunman was shot and killed Wednesday by police officers in a federal building in Wheeling, West Virginia, authorities say.
A gunman was shot and killed Wednesday by police officers in a federal building in Wheeling, West Virginia, authorities say.

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  • Officers return fire, killing the suspect
  • The shooter is believed to be a former police officer
A gunman opened fire Wednesday at a federal building in Wheeling, West Virginia, authorities said.
Officers returned fire and killed the shooter, said Wheeling Police Chief R. Shawn Schwertfeger.
The chief identified the suspect as a former police officer.
He did not identify the man by name and declined to talk about a possible motive.
No one else was believed to have suffered serious injuries, the chief said.