3 killed, including suspect, in suburban Portland, Ore., mall shooting

Updated 10:30 p.m. ET

PORTLAND, Oregon A gunman opened fire in a suburban Portland shopping mall Tuesday, killing two people and wounding another before apparently killing himself as people were doing their Christmas shopping, authorities said. One other person was reported injured.

Clackamas County sheriff's Lt. James Rhodes said authorities were still trying to get more details about the situation at the Clackamas Town Center. So far, the shooter has only been described as an "adult male."

Authorities said there was no indication that there was more than one gunman. Officials say police did not fire a shot during the incident.

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"At first no one really knew what was going down," Mario, a kiosk worker inside the mall, told CBS affiliate KOIN in Portland. "We heard six shots at first, and then people scattered like crazy, everybody left."

"The shots were really loud and really scary... It was echoing all through the mall, so nobody knew where it was coming from at first," witness Larisa Tereahova said.

Another witness said the Macy's inside the mall opens into the food court area, where it was reported the shootings took place. Bautista said it sounded like the shots were coming from that direction.

Macy's employees Pam Moore and Austin Patty told the AP the shooter was short, with dark hair, dressed in camouflage. He had body armor and a rifle and was wearing a white mask, they said.

"I heard about 20 shots and everyone hit the ground," Moore said. "That's when we all just ran."

Governor John Kitzhaber released a statement late Tuesday, saying: "My thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families. I appreciate the work of the first responders and their quick reaction to this tragic shooting. Oregon State Police Superintendent Rich Evans is on the scene. I have directed State Police to make any and all necessary resources available to local law enforcement."

[takacrat]

Outlaw Wars, Outlaw Kings, Outlaw Dictators, Outlaw Military Rulers!

[nonfollower]

Bet this guy worked there during BLACK FRIDAY and was driven mad by the demands of american consumerism. HAHAHA. Tragic to say the least. but as for the gun control issue. Would it have been better if he ran in and hacked a few people up with a sword? Or maybe just drive his car thru the doors and take out about 20 AVERAGE AMERICANS? When are you people going to WAKE up and realize it is YOU!!! YOU cause these things to happen by not caring!!!! ALL YOU DO IS B TCH about sh t.Or cower in the corner like scared SHEEP!!!!There are a billion ways to be murdered!!!! Stop making everyone work for you!!!!I love how we go give thanks on thanksgiving then go out on Black fri and try to kill one another over BS objects.Those people should not be serving you!!! They should be at home with their FAMILIES talking and CARING and teaching each other to LOVE instead of kill.YOUR demands are keeping people from even knowing their families.Christmas you wake up with the spirit.Then that afternoon you go shopping and force someone else to work YOU SCROOGES. If it were not for your demands those people could be home enjoying their children or fathers or grandmothers and so on.But family is not important in america ONLY DOLLARS AND DEMANDS.I know i have to work on christmas and i hate everyone who buys from the establishment i work at it is in the food industry and i bet you every order will get a little extra christmas cheer from that store (if you know what i mean)SO shop on christmas eat up you FATT RETARDED SHEEP.Thanx for stealing christmas from our kids.THEY HATE YOU TOO!!!!!!!!!NO DEMAND NO NEED FOR SUPPLY.And besides making people work on christmas is just ANTI CHRISTIAN.And UNAMERICAN you all hate scrooge for it on that movie HATE YOURSELVES FOR IT IN REAL LIFE.GOOD THING IM NOT A HOMICIDAL MANIAC cause that is just the sort of thing to set me.YOU COMMUNISTS!!!!!!!

[nonfollower]

PS dont reply cuase I don't speak sheep!!!!

[SheltySmith]

I recall the days of working on Black Friday at a well known department store. I truly despised the greedy obnoxious crowds although I earned commission and the paychecks were higher than any other time of the year. What was worse was the tremendous amount of after-Christmas returns with no receipt or price tag(could've come from any store) and we still had to give a cash refund. The let down came in January when sales slumped and our mandatory annual overnight inventory count. Just be thankful you have a job. I have friends with management experience who cannot even find full time employment, it's all very part time at minimum wage w. zero benefits.

[CuriousServant]

A half hour from where I live... Sigh... My wife has been saying she doesn't want to go to movies since the Aurora, Colorado thing. I've been telling her that there are movies playing everywhere all the time and that the Colorado thing was very, very far from here... Yeah... it is everywhere and anytime.

[CM1959]

I do not think the average America should be armed to the teeth. However, this is a huge tragedy. Now is the time to offer comfort and prayers, not politics.

[reubenhwk55]

You opened with politics...so...

Armed to the teeth is an immeasurable term. You can't legislate that and it can't be enforced. Also, what do you have against average America? Who is average America? Can above and below average Americans be armed to the teeth?

[cubscout09]

ReubenHwk55, you opened the can of what we can and cannot legislate. For starters, the 100 round drum magazine that was used in Aurora. If you investigate, you will find that they no longer are made. Two reasons, 1) they don't work, IMO only a sicko would buy one; and 2) the 100 round magazine was outlawed.

If you want to go clear back to the intentions of the Founders, simply wiki the history and purpose of the Springfield Federal Armory. Then, google Colonel Thomas Gilbert and verify that the Minutemen confiscated his personal armory, a week before the Lexington Alarm.

[aubfmet]

the US is creating a society with a lot of crazy people. Without guns, they would just find something else crazy to do. We might just as well shoot it out.

[wizard800]

Wrong. The US has always had crazy people. Now they're armed. Used to be they were just crazy.

[Arima0206]

I am sick to death of the 2nd Amdment!!! Abolish it!!!! Get rid of all the freaking guns in this country!!!! Stop the NRA in it's disgusting tracks!!!

[Larnan5]

Next ....The NRA will have no comment.

[teflondonn]

But somehow they always do

[wizard800]

So the gunman just wanted to be stylish with the body armor. Give'm more guns. More, more, more. Guns don't kill people. Crazy people with body armor and guns do.

[grateful777]

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