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Tuesday, August 04, 2009 By Matt Smith, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A gunman carrying a duffel bag walked into a rear door of an L.A. Fitness center in Collier this evening and opened fire, shooting more than 10 people, witnesses said.
Allegheny County police said at least four people were believed to be dead, according to KDKA-TV.
Ashley, Ogordowski, 23, of Muse, Washington County, said she was in a low-impact exercise class when a man came in a back door and started shooting.
"I was crouched to the side with a girl who was not my friend... shoot... shoot... shoot...'' she said, dissolving into tears.
She said she was told as many as eight to 10 people had been wounded. Among them was a friend of hers.
"All I want to do now is find out what happened to my friend."
The scene outside the fitness center was chaotic as dozens of ambulances, police cars and other emergency vehicles converged on the area.
According to Lauren Dooley, 26, a member of the gym who was inside when the shooting took place. She was on second floor and shooting happened on first floor
Ms. Dooley was on the treadmill with her iPod on loudly when she heard the shots.
"And I saw people flying off the treadmills hitting the ground" for cover, Ms. Dooley said. "We crawled through the fire escape and I sprinted out the back."
She said she heard 12 to 15 shots.
She believes shooting took place in aerobics room on first floor.
A man who was playing racquetball inside when heard shots said the scene inside was total chaos.
"It was panic," Perry Calabro, 53, of Bridgeville, "then we realized it was gunfire. Once the shooting started, everybody started running. "
He thought he heard about 8 shots.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09216/988585-100.stm
Tuesday, August 04, 2009 By Matt Smith, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A gunman carrying a duffel bag walked into a rear door of an L.A. Fitness center in Collier this evening and opened fire, shooting more than 10 people, witnesses said.
Allegheny County police said at least four people were believed to be dead, according to KDKA-TV.
Ashley, Ogordowski, 23, of Muse, Washington County, said she was in a low-impact exercise class when a man came in a back door and started shooting.
"I was crouched to the side with a girl who was not my friend... shoot... shoot... shoot...'' she said, dissolving into tears.
She said she was told as many as eight to 10 people had been wounded. Among them was a friend of hers.
"All I want to do now is find out what happened to my friend."
The scene outside the fitness center was chaotic as dozens of ambulances, police cars and other emergency vehicles converged on the area.
According to Lauren Dooley, 26, a member of the gym who was inside when the shooting took place. She was on second floor and shooting happened on first floor
Ms. Dooley was on the treadmill with her iPod on loudly when she heard the shots.
"And I saw people flying off the treadmills hitting the ground" for cover, Ms. Dooley said. "We crawled through the fire escape and I sprinted out the back."
She said she heard 12 to 15 shots.
She believes shooting took place in aerobics room on first floor.
A man who was playing racquetball inside when heard shots said the scene inside was total chaos.
"It was panic," Perry Calabro, 53, of Bridgeville, "then we realized it was gunfire. Once the shooting started, everybody started running. "
He thought he heard about 8 shots.