A hunt is under way for a gunman who has shot five people in Oklahoma,
killing three of them.
Police are linking the shootings - which all happened in the
predominantly black neighbourhood of Tulsa within the space of an hour
- but claim it is not yet clear if they are racially motivated.
All five victims - four black men and one black woman - were shot by a
man described by police as white and driving a white pick-up truck.
Witnesses have said he drove through the area asking people for
directions before producing a handgun and firing.
Chuck Jordan, Tulsa police chief, said: "The whole race issue, the
hate crime issue, there's a very logical theory that would say that's
what it could be.
"But I'm a police officer, I've got to go by the evidence.
"It's just not time for us to say that. Right now I'm worried about
more of my citizens being murdered."
The three men killed have been named as William Allen, 31, Dannaer
Fields, 49 and 54-year-old Bobby Clark. The names of the surviving
victims have not been released.
Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the US Marshals
Service are helping police in Tulsa.
Jack Henderson, from Tulsa City Council, has said residents are
frightened knowing a gunman remains on the loose.
He said: "People are fearful. They are afraid they can't walk down the street.
"This is now a manhunt. They are working around the clock to bring
this person to justice."
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