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Seattle gunman kills five before killing himself
A gunman who opened fire at Café Racer in Seattle killing five people and critically wounding one other shot himself as officers closed in on him.
A gunman in his 30s went into Cafe Racer in Seattle and killed five people before turning the gun on himself
Assistant Police Chief Jim Pugel said a plain-clothes detective spotted the cafe suspect in the southwestern part of the city and called for more officers.
As the officers arrived, the man put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger. He later died at a local hospital.
Authorities believe one man was responsible for the shooting and another attack where a woman was killed in an apparent carjacking.
The gunman was described as a man in his 30s wearing dark clothes.
Two men died at the scene. A woman and another man from the cafe died later in hospital.
The latest gun deaths have prompted police to consider increasing patrols in high-crime areas.
The five deaths bring the number of homicides so far this year to 21, compared with the same number in all of last year.
