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Two killed in shooting at Wendy's near West Palm Beach

A witness saw the shooter enter the restaurant bathroom. As soon as he came out he pulled out what looked like a 9mm handgun. He shot the deceased victim at near point-blank range then turned to the left and started shooting more rounds.

Witness Jerry Pritcherd, 20, of Fort Myers, said he heard a pop and didn't realize it was gunshots. He said he was "scared" when he heard about 20 pops and ran out. He said he was 10 feet away from the shooter, who he said was a tall black man wearing a business suit.

According to a witness, all of the victims are customers. After firing off many rounds, the gunman then shot himself and died in the middle of the restaurant. Three victims were flown to area hospitals.

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I grew up in the 60's and 70's but it wasn't too bad in small town Tucson and countryside, we sure didn't have evil idiots shooting up the town that I remember. My Mom went to business school in downtown Tucson early 70's; I went "to town" with her and wandered around downtown at will while 13 years old the whole summer. Ice cream cones were still a nickel at the drugstore. The library was a beautiful WPA building, now it's an ugly triangle with twisted red beams in front (art.)