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The 20-year-old gunman, who was accused of opening fire Sunday night at a Safeway in Bend, Oregon, killing two people before turning the gun on himself, is a former employee of the store and said he was legally I bought the Bend, the three guns I owned. the police department said Tuesday.
Police-verified video of the shooting also sheds light on the actions of 66-year-old Army veteran Donald Ray Surlett Jr.
“Video surveillance showed that when gunshots were heard at Safeway, victim Donald Surlett Jr. had enough time to flee the scene, but instead moved a produce cart into position and attacked. I hid from anyone,” Bend Police said in an update Tuesday.
“When the suspect approached, Saletto waited for the suspect to look away before attacking him with a produce knife he had on his hip.
Surlett was never deployed in an actual combat area, but served 20 years in the Army as a combat engineer, his ex-wife told the Associated Press.
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The suspect was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the produce counter at 7:08 p.m., four minutes after entering the store and starting a “spray shot” in the aisle.
One customer, 84-year-old Glenn Edward Bennett, was shot dead near the store entrance.
Bend Police said, “Video surveillance shows two community members seeing Glenn Bennett injured on the floor near the entrance to Safeway, re-entering the store and dragging Bennett out of the building. .
Miller worked at the store “for a short time,” police said Tuesday. He lived in an apartment complex behind Safeway and shot his own car, a 1997 Ford F-250, before heading to a shopping complex.
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More than 100 cartridges were recovered between the apartment complex and the shopping center, police said.
Miller purchased all three legally owned guns, including an AR-15 style rifle and shotgun that were recovered at the scene.