A man has been charged with homicide and other counts after police say he shot and killed three people during a municipal meeting in rural Pennsylvania amid a property dispute with the township.

Three people were killed when a gunman fired shots through the wall of a municipal building in a town in north-eastern Pennsylvania during a meeting and then barged into the room, a witness said.

Famed American trainer Emanuel Steward has boldly claimed that his Irish protigi Andy Lee will be fighting for a world title belt in 2008.

UNDEFEATED Irish middleweight Andy Lee is training with world middleweight champ Jermain Taylor ahead of his appearance on the Bernard Dunne/Kiko Martinez undercard at the Point in Dublin on August 25.