Houston: An Indian-American shot dead a lady doctor and then killed himself after taking hostages at a medical office in Austin.

According to police in the capital city of the US state of Texas,  The 43-year-old armed man was identified as Dr Bharat Narumanchi, who was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer. Police said that he had recently been turned down for a volunteer position at the medical facility.

Man hold hostage to many people. Initially, several hostages were being held but many escaped and others were allowed to leave, except a pediatrician named Katherine Dodson. Police said that the hostages who escaped the office told officers on the scene that the man was armed with a pistol and what appeared to be a shotgun. He also had two duffel bags. Dr Narumanchi had visited the CMG office a week prior to the shooting and applied for a volunteer position.

The suspect had terminal cancer and had only been given weeks to live, Austin police Lt. Jeff Greenwalt told reporters on Wednesday. US media reports reported him as saying, "So we feel like his terminal cancer probably played a large part in whatever it was that occurred in his life and what was happening yesterday."

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