One person is dead and four others have been hospitalised after two separate shooting incidents in the Texan city of Austin, police say.
Both crime scenes are now secure, Austin police say, after earlier reporting an "active shooter incident".
The shootings happened in the city's entertainment district....
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36935365
Sad story, but thankfully a rare event around here.
It made the BBC, and was reported in an only slightly breathless-with-excitment-but-trying-to-contain-it tone.
I don't suppose they report on the Chicago/Memphis/Detroit/Baltimore, etc. regularly-occuring multiple shootings?