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A gunman armed with an AR-15-style rifle opened fire in a shopping center in Bend, Oregon, on Sunday evening, killing at least two people, authorities have confirmed.
An individual who is believed to be the shooter was also found dead at the scene, police said, taking the death toll to three.
Officers and emergency medics responded to multiple 911 calls of shots being fired at the Forum Shopping Center in Brend, which is approximately 160 miles southeast of Portland, Oregon, at about 7:04 p.m.
As police responded to the incident, there were reports of at least one or two active shooters in the area, Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz said in a press conference on Sunday night. But only one shooter was discovered.
Officials believe the shooter, who was only identified as a male, entered from a residential area behind the shopping center and moved through the parking lot while shooting rounds from an AR-15-style rifle.
The shooter then entered a Safeway grocery store, where he shot a person at the entrance. That individual was later transported to the hospital and pronounced dead, Krantz said.
