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Yuma shooting kills at least five people

4th Avenue Jr. High School in Yuma, Ariz. was on lockdown Thursday, June 2, 2011 Wikipedia

(CBS/AP) YUMA, Arizona - Yuma police say five people have been killed in a shooting that forced authorities to close schools and the courthouse.

Details about the shooter and victims were not immediately clear.

Yuma police Sgt. Clint Norred tells The Associated Press that five people were killed in the Yuma area. It's unclear if there were others who were injured.

Norred says police originally responded to a shooting call around 9:30 a.m. Thursday.

The Yuma Sun reports the Yuma County Courthouse and schools in the area were placed on a lockdown, which has since been lifted, according to CBS affiliate KSWT.

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