Shooter dead after killing 1, wounding 12 at US grocery store
- The attacker was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after the incident at an upscale suburb of Memphis, Tennessee
- Police went aisle to aisle to bring people to safety, including some who were hiding in freezers or offices
A shooting at a Tennessee grocery store left one person dead and 12 others injured on Thursday afternoon, and the shooter was subsequently found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at the store in an upscale suburb of Memphis, authorities said.
Collierville Police Chief Dale Lane said the shooting broke out at a Kroger store in his suburban community about 30 miles (50km) east of Memphis. He said 13 people in all were shot and the 12 of them were taken to hospitals, some with very serious injuries.
He said a police Swat team and other officers went aisle to aisle in the store to find people who sought cover or were in hiding, removing them to safety. He said the shooter was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
“We found people hiding in freezers, in locked offices. They were doing what they had been trained to do: run, hide, fight,” the chief said without elaborating.
The identities of the shooter and the victims were not immediately released.
Lane said it was a sad day for his department as he spoke at a news conference after the shooting near the scene.