A man is helped to an ambulance outside City Hall in Kirkwood, Mo., on Thursday following a shooting rampage.
Six killed in gunfire at City Council meeting
Police officers, mayor, council members shot in suburb of St. Louis
NBC, MSNBC and news services
updated 2:10 a.m. ET, Fri., Feb. 8, 2008
KIRKWOOD, Mo. - A man known for confrontations with city officials killed five people at a city council meeting in suburban St. Louis Thursday night before he was shot to death by police.
Two Kirkwood police officers and three people attending the meeting were killed by the gunman, who rushed the council chambers and began firing as he yelled "Shoot the mayor!" according to St. Louis County Police spokesman Tracy Panus.
Two others were wounded, including Mayor Mike Swoboda. Two council members reportedly were shot, but it was not clear if they had been killed.
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