Press TV Four people are dead following a shooting at a residence in the US state of Oklahoma.
Police in Tulsa, Oklahoma said Sunday that a shooting involving multiple victims was reported about 7 p.m. Saturday local time.
The officers who arrived on the scene found two people dead, a man and a woman both between 30 and 40 years old, the Tulsa World reports.
A second woman, who appeared to be in her 50s, was pronounced dead at a hospital, a spokeswoman for the Emergency Medical Services Authority said.
The fourth homicide victim is believed a woman also in her 50s. A 55-year-old man was hospitalized in serious condition.
Police say the victims were shot by a lone gunman at close range. Investigators say they are searching for a suspect.
The rate of violent crime in the United States went up 15 percent last year, a recent government report shows. A majority of Americans say crime is an extremely or very serious problem in the country.
The US crime rate rose for the second year in a row, marking an end to two decades of declining crime rates.
Guns have caused the death of more than 30,000 people in the United States since the tragic Newtown shooting in December last year, according to Slate.com.
Guns have caused the death of more than 30 thousand people in the United States since the tragic Newtown shooting in December last year, according to Slate.com, based on the data provided by the Centers for Disease Control.
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