Gunman Kills Aerobics Instructor in Class
Pandemonium erupted Monday when a man fatally shot an aerobics instructor, then fired at her class of 20 or so women at a suburban St. Louis fitness center.
Laura West, 32, was shot three or four times. No one else was hurt. Police were looking for her ex-husband, said Police Chief Robert Lowery.
Police said the suspect went to the Total You Fitness Center to pay alimony to West, then sat down to wait for a receipt. As class ended about 9 a.m., the gunman shot her, then turned and fired into the workout area.
He fired at least one more shot at West as she was lying on the floor, Lowery said.
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