Chile: Gunman kills 2, wounds 4 on subway train

Police in Chile's capital say a man boarded a subway train, pulled out a gun and began shooting Sunday. They say he killed two people and wounded four more before leaving the station and killing himself.

Police in Chile's capital say a man boarded a subway train, pulled out a gun and began shooting Sunday. They say he killed two people and wounded four more before leaving the station and killing himself.

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The shooting happened at the Plaza Maipu station in the southwestern part of Santiago.

Police say the gunman got on the last car of a subway train and opened fire. A witness reported the man fired at least nine shots.

Police say the gunman got off the train, left the station and walked to a nearby square, where he committed suicide.

Two passengers died on the train. Three others suffered serious wounds and a fourth was slightly injured.

Authorities are trying to determine the motive for the attack.