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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Crime Shots Fired in Portland Mall

Posted by Paul Constant on Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 4:02 PM

Three people were hit in a shooting at Clackamas Town Center Tuesday afternoon, according to paramedics.

Ten-to-15 shots were fired by a person in a hockey mask, AMR said.

The mall was locked down, according to an employee at Nordstrom. A witness told KGW she heard several gunshots near there, before people ran out of the mall.

UPDATE 4:21 PM: The Oregonian is reporting that two people have died and as many as 60 shots were fired. They're live-blogging right now over here.

UPDATE 4:24 PM: Oregonian sports columnist John Canzano is live-tweeting at the scene of the shooting.

UPDATE 4:47 PM: KATU is live-streaming online right here. Portland police officers are holding a press conference. They say the shooter has been "neutralized" and can't comment on how many people were injured. There will be another briefing at 5:30 pm.

UPDATE 5:35 PM: Portland Police confirms that two people are dead. There was only one shooter, and he is dead, for a total of three dead. Police are searching the mall for hidden and injured people.

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Obviously we need to ban malls.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on December 11, 2012 at 4:10 PM

2 dead. More shot. So far.

Merry fucking Christmas.

When all you think about is guns, bullets look like the solution to every problem.

Posted by Max Solomon on December 11, 2012 at 4:20 PM

Looking forward to FiftyTwoEighty's same old same old...

Posted by sperifera on December 11, 2012 at 4:24 PM

@1, we should have banned malls in the early 90s when the dangers were clear. Fools, we were such fools.

Posted by treacle on December 11, 2012 at 4:27 PM

From the Oregonian: "Carlos Preciado, a manager of the Clackamas Claim Jumper Restaurant near the mall, said the restaurant is still open, with a few customers eating at the restaurant."

Shovel it in, people. Don't stop. Don't think about it. Just keep shoveling. More blue cheese butter!

Posted by Fnarf

on December 11, 2012 at 4:44 PM

This is not the time to talk about gun control or gun violence.

Posted by Former Lurker on December 11, 2012 at 4:48 PM

Fucking hell.

Posted by gloomy gus on December 11, 2012 at 4:58 PM

Christmas in America: the twinkling of the lights of the emergency response vehicles outside another mass shooting. Someone should write a carol.

Posted by Fnarf

on December 11, 2012 at 5:04 PM

@5 - As in the film "Brazil" where they simply installed a partition between the dining customers and the carnage occurring in the other half of the restaurant. Nothing to see here - as you were. Ah yes, for dessert another order of Second Amendment crème bombé.

Posted by Rhett Oracle on December 11, 2012 at 5:04 PM

From that liveblog:

“It’s pretty crazy stuff. You never expect anything to happen like this,’’ Garcia said. “I’m just shocked that we’re trending on Twitter because of this. It’s horrible.’’

That is weird.

Posted by sisyphusgal on December 11, 2012 at 5:05 PM

Shooter said to be wearing body armor. These crackpots have totally beaten the "if everyone else had guns, this would never happen" argument. Maybe the NRA would be on board with banning armor if we can't ban guns.

Posted by originalcinner on December 11, 2012 at 5:06 PM

They need to round up all the NRA members in the area and force them to clean up the blood and the piss and the shit.

Posted by DisorganizedReligion on December 11, 2012 at 5:15 PM

From the live blog "People were screaming and pointing and running,” she said, “it was just like your typical American nightmare."

I can't tell if this is jaded, spot on, or deeply disturbing

Posted by flip on December 11, 2012 at 5:20 PM

@12: I am one thousand percent behind that. What can we do to make that happen. Now and for every future mass shooting.

Posted by Dr_Awesome on December 11, 2012 at 6:24 PM

Mass? 2 people shot is what they call a Monday in Detroit or Chicago.

Posted by Gangsta Gangsta on December 11, 2012 at 6:51 PM

Mass? 2 people shot, 60 rounds fired, people running for cover? You know what they call that
in Detroit or Chicago? A slow day.

Your odds of being shot by a gun in this country are tiny. Much higher if you're a young black male, but we're not allowed to mention that.

So carry on shopping or watching Portlandia.

Posted by Carry on bed wetters on December 11, 2012 at 7:53 PM

@12 & 14
I've worked 10 years in emergency services and dealt with more bodies, blood, shit and piss than you can possibly imagine.

I carry guns because the reality of the world is people do bad things to other people. You are responsible for your own safety.

I should be noted that this shooting, like almost all mass shootings, happened in a "gun free zone."

Posted by Cascadian Bacon on December 11, 2012 at 7:55 PM

Posted by Gunlandia on December 11, 2012 at 7:55 PM

@17 Great, then grab a bucket and head on over to the mall. While you're at it, consider the fact that gun control is not anti gun. It simply means being responsible for your safety in a way that's, well...responsible. The NRA's thinking is anything but responsible. And you cannot possibly believe that had this not been in a gun free zone then the two people now dead could have protected themselves. What were they supposed to do, shoot down the bullets from the initial volley?

Posted by DisorganizedReligion on December 11, 2012 at 11:25 PM