The News You Missed Pressroom5.com: Eight Die In Shooting Rampage In Two States

Two gunmen went on separate rampages on opposite sides of the US yesterday, shooting and killing eight people and injuring several.

A man dressed in a trench coat randomly murdered five shoppers at a Salt Lake City shopping mall before an off-duty policeman shot him dead.

In Philadelphia, a man opened fire at an office building, killing three people and critically injuring a fourth.

He then turned the gun on himself. Police say the shooting took place after a dispute during a company board meeting.

The two shootings happened within hours of each other.

Police in Salt Lake City said the gunman mowed down five shoppers and injured several more before he was killed in Trolley Square Mall.

Hours later, police were still searching stores for shocked shoppers and staff in hiding.

At least four people were rushed to hospital, three in critical condition.

An off-duty officer ended the drama when he shot the gunman.

The Philadelphia gunman is believed to have got upset at a board meeting for what might have been an investment firm, police said.

Police said the man, who had a semi-automatic handgun, got into an argument about "some issue about money" at a board meeting at the Philadelphia Naval Business Centre.

After shooting the men in the conference room he also shot at police, who returned fire, and then shot himself.