Mass shooting at Rhode Island senior apartment complex

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At least one person is dead and two others are injured following a reported shooting at the Babcock Village housing complex in Westerly. Rhode Island State Police and Westerly Police are among the law enforcement agencies on scene.

UPDATE 12:43 p.m.

Rep. Samuel Azzinaro, D-Westerly, told WPRI 12 during a phone interview he was safe at home and tracking the situation closely.

He described the area around Babcock Village, which is for low- and moderate-income residents, as a busy corridor with several homes and businesses.

A 66-year-old resident of an assisted-living complex shot and killed one person and wounded two others before taking his own life Thursday morning, prompting area schools and businesses to lock down, police said.

The shooting victims were all women, Westerly Police Chief Shawn Lacey said at a Thursday afternoon press conference. A 47-year-old employee of the residential complex was killed, Lacey said. Two others, a 38-year-old employee and a 67-year-old resident, were wounded.

Lacey provided little information about the suspect but said that he was known to authorities.

"His name was in our system," Lacey said.

The 38-year-old employee was in critical condition, Lacey said; she was taken first to Westerly Hospital and was being flown to Yale New Haven Hospital. The 67-year-old resident was taken to Rhode Island Hospital and was in stable condition after surgery.

How did you find out about this story,I read it on the local news about 11:am yesterday,it didn't hit the national news until at least 1pm yesterday,just out of curiosity.