Miami, Nov 3 : A gunman killed two people and injured several others at a yoga studio in Florida's state capital Tallahassee Friday before apparently taking his own life, the local police chief said.

"About 5:47 pm the Tallahassee Police Department responded...in reference to a shooting," police chief Michael DeLeo said at a press conference.

"Upon arriving on scene, the officers found multiple victims suffering from gunshot wounds." First responders transported five people to a nearby hospital, with two later succumbing to their wounds, DeLeo said.

One of the victims was pistol-whipped, police said.

"There are indications that several people inside fought back and tried to not only save themselves but other people, which is a testament to their courage," DeLeo said.

The shooting appeared to be the act of a single person, with no further threat to the community perceived at this time, according to the police chief.

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, who is currently running for governor of Florida and cut short a campaign event to return to the city, tweeted: "I'm deeply appreciative of law enforcement's quick response to the shooting at the yoga facility in Tallahassee today."

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New Delhi (PTI): The Congress on Thursday released its second list of 37 candidates for the April 9 Kerala Assembly polls.

The Congress has fielded T O Mohanan from the Kannur Assembly seat, from where veteran leader K Sudhakaran was seeking the party ticket.

Sudhakaran is the Congress MP from the Kannur Lok Sabha constituency.

Among the other candidates named in the Congress's second list are K Neelakandan from Uduma, Sandeep Varier from Trikaripur, Rajeevan Kappachery from Kalliasseri and Chandran Thillenkeri from Mattannur.

T P Shaji has been fielded from Pattambi, P Harigovindan from Shornur and Ajay Mohan from Kunnamkulam.

The Congress released its first list of 55 candidates for the Kerala polls on Tuesday.

The opposition party has now declared candidates for all the 92 seats it is contesting in the southern state.

Despite indications of interest from senior leaders, no MP has been fielded for the Kerala Assembly election.