A feuding gunman has opened fire at a town meeting in Pennsylvania, killing at least three people, before he was wrestled to the ground by a local official.
The suspect blasted shots through the wall of the municipal building in Ross Township in northeastern Pennsylvania and then barged into the room, still firing.
Three other people were injured as he was disarmed and then shot with his own weapon.
State police said the gunman, identified as 59-year-old Rockne Newell, was in a long-running dispute with township officials over the possible condemnation of his unkempt property.
The small township building is cordoned off after the shooting They said about 15 to 18 residents and town officials were at the meeting when the gunfire erupted.
The Pocono Record said one of its reporters, Chris Reber, was also in the township building at the time.
He said the shooter fired through the walls, sending clouds of plaster into the room where around 15 people were sitting on folding chairs.
"The thing that got my attention: plaster flying out, blowing out through the walls. Witnesses would later tell me they saw pictures exploding away from the walls," he said.
After crawling out through a hallway and fleeing into the parking lot, Mr Reber said he saw the shooter emerge from the building.
Three people died and three were injured, including the gunman "The gunman was this guy wearing a blue Hawaiian shirt. I saw him go back out to his car - a silver Impala - and get another gun," he added.
"(A local official) Bernie Kozen bear-hugged the gunman and took him down. He shot the shooter with his own gun."
Local state representative Matt Cartwright hailed the official's actions.
"Mr Kozen is a true hero tonight," he said.
The suspect was taken into police custody after being treated at a local hospital.
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