3 Dead; 9 Wounded at Planned Parenthood in Colorado

Robert Lewis Dear, a 57-year-old from North Carolina, has been named as the gunman behind a massacre at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic in which three people died and nine were injured.

In a statement Friday night, Planned Parenthood said: “We share the concerns of many Americans that extremists are creating a poisonous environment that feeds domestic terrorism in this country.”

Barack Obama said on Saturday the US had “to do something about the easy accessibility of weapons of war on our streets to people who have no business wielding them”.

“Period,” the president added, in a statement released by the White House. “Enough is enough.”

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders issued this statement today: “While we still do not know the shooter’s motive, what is clear is that Planned Parenthood has been the subject of vicious and unsubstantiated statements attacking an organization that provides critical health care for millions of Americans. I strongly support Planned Parenthood and the work it is doing and hope people realize that bitter rhetoric can have unintended consequences.” 

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The Guardian reports:

The Denver Post adds:

At least four police officers and an unknown number of civilians were reportedly shot and wounded on Friday after a gunman entered a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

As of this reporting, police officials were describing the situation as “still active” with many questions unanswered regarding exactly how many people have been shot, wounded, or possibly killed. According to the most recent reports, the gunman remains inside the building, though nothing is known about the suspect’s state of mind or possible motivations.

A tweet posted by Planned Parenthood Action, the national political arm of the national women’s healthcare and reproduction rights advocacy group, stated:

The local CBS affiliate KKTV reported:

According to the Denver Post: