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| A gunman has shot dead six people and wounded several others at a nursing home in the US state of North Carolina. | A gunman has shot dead six people and wounded several others at a nursing home in the US state of North Carolina. |
| A police officer and the gunmen were among those injured in the incident in the town of Carthage, local media said. | A police officer and the gunmen were among those injured in the incident in the town of Carthage, local media said. |
| Police units are at the scene of the Pinelake Health and Rehab Center, where the gunman reportedly opened fire at 1000 local time (1500 GMT). | Police units are at the scene of the Pinelake Health and Rehab Center, where the gunman reportedly opened fire at 1000 local time (1500 GMT). |
| Carthage Police Department Chief Chris McKenzie was quoted as describing the shooter as a "young male". | Carthage Police Department Chief Chris McKenzie was quoted as describing the shooter as a "young male". |
| He reportedly said the suspect was not a patient at the nursing home and did not discuss what the motive might have been for the shooting. | |
| The facility, about 60 miles (100 km) south-west of Raleigh, has 90 beds and specialises in caring for people with Alzheimer's disease. | The facility, about 60 miles (100 km) south-west of Raleigh, has 90 beds and specialises in caring for people with Alzheimer's disease. |
| A woman who answered a telephone call from the BBC News website on Sunday confirmed there had been a shooting at the facility but did not want to give any more information. | A woman who answered a telephone call from the BBC News website on Sunday confirmed there had been a shooting at the facility but did not want to give any more information. |
| The BBC's Jon Donnison in Washington says the shooting will no doubt once again reignite the debate about gun laws in the United States. |