Bend, raw – A person walked into a grocery store in Bend, Oregon, on Sunday evening and shot two people dead, authorities said.
Bund police said in a statement that the person believed to be the shooter was found dead inside the Safeway store.
Police responded to multiple 911 calls at the Forum Shopping Center in downtown Oregon at approximately 7:04 p.m.
At least one shooter was shooting in the parking lot, Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said during a news conference on Sunday night.
He said that the shooter then entered Safeway and shot someone inside the entrance. This person was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead.
The chief said the shooter continued to shoot inside the store, killing another person.
Krantz said police entered the supermarket “still hearing gunshots”. They fired no shots, he said, adding that they found an AR-15 and another rifle “in close proximity” to the deceased shooter.
Krantz did not identify the shooter or the victims. He said several agencies are working together on the investigation.
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“This is going to take a long time to gather evidence,” Krantz said. “We know this is scary for our community.”
Bend is a city of about 97,000 about 160 miles southeast of Portland, Oregon.
The Bulletin newspaper reported that one person taken to St Charles Bend had died on arrival, and another person was in good condition.
Molly Taroli, 40, told the newspaper she was with her husband in Safeway shopping for dinner when the shooter passed the store “spraying gunshots.”
Taroli told the newspaper she took her gun from her bag. Taroli said the staff were yelling “Go, go, go!” while trying to help people escape.
Josh Capa, another shopper at the store, told KTVZ that he was with his four children when he heard multiple shots.
“I immediately turned to my children and said, ‘Run! “People were screaming,” Kappa told the newspaper. “It was a terrible experience.”
According to Lisa Goodman, a spokeswoman for St. Charles Health System, one person who was transferred to St Charles Bend has died, and another person has been reported to be in good condition.
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