Michigan courthouse shooting: Two deputies and gunman killed

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A gunman has killed two police officers and wounded another outside a courthouse in the US state of Michigan.
Berrien County Sheriff Paul Bailey confirmed to reporters at a news conference that two sheriff's deputies were killed along with the gunman.
The courthouse in the resort town of St Joseph - about 100 miles (160km) east of Chicago - was put under lockdown and an employee tweeted about the shooting.
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder confirmed the shooting on his Twitter account.
A deputy sheriff was shot and has been taken to a hospital.
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