A gunman opened fire at an Oregon shopping center Sunday night, leaving two people dead.
The shooter, who was also found dead, opened fire with an AR-15-style rifle outside a Safeway grocery store at The Forum shopping center in Bend around 7 p.m.
“Police received several 911 calls about an active shooter near the store beginning at 7:04 p.m.,” Bend Police Department spokesperson Sheila Miller said during a press briefing.
“The shooter first fired shots into a Big Lots store at the shopping center before moving into the Safeway at the west entrance,” she said.
One victim was shot and killed in the entryway of the grocery store. The second person was fatally shot in the back of the store. No one was believed to have been injured inside the Big Lots.
Police arrived within minutes of the first 911 calls and found the person they believe to be the shooter dead at the scene.
Bend police were first on the scene and fired no shots. According to police, the shooter may have been armed with weapons in addition to the rifle.
Witnesses reported hearing several shots. Dozens of officers from local, state and federal agencies responded. Bend police ordered residents to stay away from the shopping center during the investigation.
A Safeway shopper, Molly Taroli, 40, described the chaos inside the store, “The shooter combed through every aisle, “spraying” bullets, as employees yelled “Go, go, go!” to customers they directed through a stockroom and out the back door. I pulled out my own handgun and my husband ran out of the front door to get his gun.”
It’s unclear if the shooter was killed by another person or by a self-inflicted gunshot.
Police are continuing to investigate the shooting and have not released details about the suspected gunman or the victims.
Oregon deserves to be NUKED! Progressive pussy ass holes, kill them all and let GOD sort them out, they’re not worthy of our sympathy.