Gunman kills two and injures four others in Florida yoga class shooting

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Two people have died and four others have been critically wounded at a yoga studio in Florida's capital after a gunman opened fire before killing himself, officials said.

Tallahassee Police Chief Michael DeLeo told reporters Friday night that the gunman shot six people and pistol-whipped one other person before fatally shooting himself. The conditions of the other victims are unclear.

The death toll from the shooting inside a small Tallahassee shopping center now stands at three, including the suspect.

Two people are dead and four others critically injured after a shooting in a hot yoga class in Tallahassee, Florida. (AAP)

City spokesman Jamie Van Pelt said the shooting appeared to be a part of a domestic dispute.

DeLeo said police haven't identified the shooter and are asking for anyone who saw something unusual around the time of the shooting to contact police. He said the shooter acted alone.

"We're all very saddened and shocked by the events that occurred, but it's important that people understand that there is no immediate threat outside of what has already occurred this evening," DeLeo said.

A major commuter intersection was blocked off and businesses in the plaza were on lockdown as police investigated.

Melissa Hutchinson said she helped treat a "profusely" bleeding man who rushed into a bar after the incident. She said three people from the studio ran in, and they were told there was an active shooter.

"It was a shocking moment something happened like this," Hutchinson said.

The people who came in were injured, including the bleeding man who was pistol-whipped while trying to stop the shooter. They told her the shooter kept coming in and out of the studio. When he loaded his gun, people started pounding the windows of the studio to warn people.

It is believed a gunman, whose motive remains unknown, opened fire in the studio before turning the weapon on himself. (AAP) City spokesman Jamie Van Pelt said the shooting appeared to be part of a domestic dispute, but the shooter is yet to be identified by police. (AAP)

Erskin Wesson, 64, said he was eating dinner with his family at a restaurant located below the yoga studio when they heard the gunshots above them.

"We just heard 'pow, pow, pow, pow,'" Wesson said. "It sounded like a limb falling on a tin roof and rolling."

The restaurant's owner came by a short time later, asking if anyone was a doctor, Wesson said. His step-daughter is an emergency room nurse and helped paramedics for about an hour, he said.

Witnesses to the shooting said 'profusely' bleeding victims came rushing from the studio asking for help. (Getty)

City Commissioner Scott Maddox was on the scene. He said on Facebook, "In my public service career I have had to be on some bad scenes. This is the worst. Please pray."

Elle Welling said she was leaving a liquor store across the street from the shopping centre and saw at least three people loaded into ambulances.

"You don't think about this in Tallahassee and now you have to," said Welling, 26, who lives in the neighbourhood.

Tallahassee Police Chief Michael DeLeo told reporters that there is no immediate threat to the public outside of the individual shooting incident. (AAP)

The plaza is home to popular restaurants, a jewellery store, a framing shop, a hair salon and other businesses.

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, who is the Democratic nominee for governor, tweeted that he's breaking off the campaign trail to return to Tallahassee. He earlier appeared at a campaign event with former President Barack Obama.

"I'm deeply appreciative of law enforcement's quick response to the shooting at the yoga facility in Tallahassee today," he said.

Another person nearby said the gunshots sounded like 'a limb falling on a tin roof and rolling'. (AAP)

"No act of gun violence is acceptable. I'm in close communication with law enforcement officials and will be returning to Tallahassee tonight," Gillum tweeted.

Republican Governor Rick Scott, who is challenging Democratic Senator Bill Nelson, called DeLeo and the head of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to get details of the shooting.

"I will remain in constant communication with law enforcement. We have offered state assistance," Scott tweeted.

Tallahassee's crime and murder rate has been an issue in the governor's race, with Gillum's opponent, Republican former US Congressman Ron DeSantis, calling the capital Florida's most crime-ridden city, a claim that is incorrect.

 

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Who said yoga wasn't hazardous to your health. 

[Sylence]

Rumor has it those girls were shot in their booty. 

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1 hour ago, Sylence said:

Rumor has it those girls were shot in their booty. 

 

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Gunman who killed 2 at Florida yoga studio had history of harassing young women

 

"The gunman who opened fire on a yoga class in Tallahassee, Florida, killing two and wounding several others, had a history of complaints of harassing young women, police said Saturday.

 

Scott Beierle, 40, turned the gun on himself after the rampage at the Hot Yoga studio in Florida’s capital, which occurred at around 5:37 p.m., police said, and a motive is still unknown. A doctor and college student were killed.

 

"Scott Beierle entered the business posing as a customer and began shooting patrons with a handgun without warning," Tallahassee police said in a statement. "Patrons fought the assailant to prevent him from harming themselves and others."