At least 4 folks have been killed and a number of other others injured in a taking pictures within the US on Monday.

Police in Farmington, New Mexico, mentioned they imagine the shooter, who was "confronted and killed on scene", acted alone.

"The suspect's identity is unknown and there are no other known threats at this time," the police division mentioned in a Facebook submit.

The police mentioned no less than three civilians had been killed and extra had been wounded.

Two law enforcement officials had been additionally shot in an trade of gunfire with the suspect - one metropolis police officer and one with the New Mexico state police.

Both had been in a secure situation.

The taking pictures was reported shortly after 11am within the Brookside Park space of the town.

Schools within the metropolis had been placed on lockdown on Monday. Three remained in emergency lockdown whereas others had been positioned in what officers known as "preventative lockdown".

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Farmington Police Department, San Juan County sheriff's workplace, and the New Mexico State Police are investigating the taking pictures.

An official on the San Juan County sheriff's workplace known as the incident "an open and active ongoing investigation".

Farmington has a inhabitants of round 46,000 residents and is in northwestern New Mexico, close to the Four Corners area.

It is round 180 miles (290km) northwest of the state's largest metropolis Albuquerque.

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