A gunman has killed five people at a bank in Florida, police say.

They say officers responded after a man called police from inside the SunTrust bank in the town of Sebring and said: “I have shot five people”.

The gunman – named as Zephen Xaver, 21 – had barricaded himself in the branch, forced people to lie on the floor and began shooting, police say.

 

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He surrendered after police stormed the bank. The motive for the shooting remains unclear.

The incident took place just after 12:30 (17:30 GMT). Police say they were the only five people in the bank at the time.

Source: Five people dead in SunTrust Bank shooting in Florida