Officials have not provided names or ages for the victims or the alleged shooter, pending notification of their families. Witnesses described a chaotic scene as the shooter entered the library and began firing at around 4:15 p.m. local time. “Then I heard his pants ‘shooshing’ as he approached the end of the reference desk,” Baird told the newspaper. It’s unclear how many patrons were inside the library when the shooting began, although it appears many were children. Lansford, the mayor, described the shooting as a “big blow to our community.”“We’re all hurting right now,” he said.

Source: National Post August 29, 2017 13:48 UTC