US: At least two dead in Kentucky shooting

WASHINGTON

At least two people were killed Wednesday in a shooting at a grocery store in the state of Kentucky, according to local media reports.

A local NBC television affiliate reported that a body was seen covered in a white sheet in the parking lot of a Kroger supermarket.

The grocery store later issued a statement confirming that a suspect had been taken into custody and the scene had been cleared.

The identities of the deceased remain uncertain.

The shooting took place around 2:30 p.m. (1830 GMT), Kroger said.

Multiple reports claimed two people were injured after two suspects exchanged gunfire.