Gunman Opens Fire On Saipan; 5 Dead

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands — A gunman went on a rampage on the Pacific resort island of Saipan Friday, first at a shooting range and then at a World War II historical site, killing four people and wounding six others before fatally shooting himself, officials said.

The violence claimed the lives of two men, a 4-year-old boy and a 2-year-old girl, all residents of the U.S. commonwealth, Public Safety spokesman Jason Tarkong said. Five South Korean tourists and a 4-year-old local girl were wounded in what Tarkong termed a "random drive-by shooting."

Police said the attacker first took aim inside the shooting range in the community of Kannat Tabla, killing two men in their early 20s and the two children. A 4-year-old girl was critically injured with a gunshot wound to the chest.

About 11:30 a.m., shortly after the first attack, the suspect began firing a rifle from a white van at a group of South Koreans visiting a World War II historical spot in nearby Marpi. The South Koreans were wounded but police said they do not believe the shooter was specifically targeting tourists.Morehttp://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g4ij6BilxyqyjLpHTsmbgnYcKJDAD9C38NO00

Gunman Opens Fire On Saipan; 5 Dead