Alexandria, La.
Police shot and killed a man who shot five people in a downtown law office, killing two of them, the mayor said early Friday.John Ashley, a 63-year-old former city worker, opened fire Thursday afternoon. Two of the wounded managed to escape, and police rescued a third. Ashley remained in the building with the two remaining victims, who police found dead after using explosives to enter the building early Friday.
They killed Ashley in an exchange of gunfire, mayor Jacques Roy said. No officers were injured.
The mayor declined to speculate about Ashley’s motive. The gunman had retired as a city maintenance worker.
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