Deputies Wound Gunman Who Fatally Shot 2 Women in Alabama

Police wounded a gunman in Alabama who fatally shot two women with whom he had business ties Wednesday morning, NBC News reported.

The victims were shot outside a law office and at an accounting firm, according to NBC affiliate WVTM. Two deputies caught up with Jimmy Cooper, who was armed with a handgun, as he ran down the street. He was shot in the leg and grazed in the arm.

Cooper, 57, will be charged with capital murder in the killings of Donny Miller and Linda Cole, the county prosecutor said.

Police would not give any other information, citing an ongoing investigation.

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