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Mark David Smith

Man fatally shoots boss, self in Dallas office tower, police say

DALLAS _ A man went into a north Dallas office tower late Monday morning and fatally shot his supervisor, then himself, Dallas police said.

Police were called to an active-shooter situation at about 10:45 a.m. in a building near Interstate 635 and U.S. 75, said Randy Blankenbaker, a Dallas assistant police chief, at a news conference Monday afternoon.

The shooting was in an office meeting room, which was behind a locked glass door, Blankenbaker said. Officers used a shotgun to breach the door, and one officer had minor injuries from the resulting debris.

Officers found a man and a woman dead in the room, Blankenbaker said. Police said they believe the man was the woman's subordinate and that he shot her before turning the gun on himself.

Their identities were not immediately available.

Officers evacuated and searched the building to make sure there were no more suspects. The building was cleared about 12:50 p.m., Blankenbaker said.

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