Shooting inside California library leaves 2 dead, child injured

Two people have been killed in California after a shooting in a public library — the suspect is in custody, police said.

Two people have been killed in California after a shooting in a public library — the suspect is in custody, police said.

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The incident happened Monday afternoon in the Chico branch of the Butte County Library, in northern California. Police responded to multiple 9-11 calls about 5:12 p.m. local time, reporting “gunshots and screaming” from within the small library.

Two unnamed adults were killed, police said, and one juvenile was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.