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December 12, 2012

Mall Shooter Kills 2, Self in Oregon 
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In Oregon, a masked gunman shot dead two people at a crowded mall on
Tuesday and wounded several others before taking his own life. The
shooting at the Clackamas Town Center took place as thousands of people
were shopping. A witness described the ensuing panic after the gunfire
began.

Tylor Pedersen: "I was inside applying for a job, and the next thing I
know, I see a few people running into Sears and away from the middle of
the mall, saying that they heard shots and that there's a shooting going
on. I wasn't sure if it was for real at first, until I'd seen the
reaction on their faces that they were serious. And very quickly, the
managers started getting everybody away from the entrance of the Sears
store and closing down the big doors and locking down all the doors."

 

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