9:30PM EST: (UPDATE BELOW) The Associated Press is reporting that a gunman has opened fire at a city council meeting in the St. Louis suburb of Kirkwood, hitting several people, including Mayor Mike Swoboda. Police have reportedly shot the gunman – but there was no immediate word on whether anyone was killed in the incident.
UPDATE: 8:46AM EST: A gunman with a history of acrimony against civic leaders stormed City Hall during a council meeting Thursday night, killing two police officers and three city officials before law enforcers fatally shot him, authorities said. The mayor was critically injured in the rampage.
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