Oregon shopping mall gunman identified; motive unclear
Story by NBC News
Written by Isolde Raftery, Ian Johnston and Becky Bratu
The masked gunman who killed two people and wounded a third in a shooting at an Oregon mall packed with holiday shoppers before committing suicide was identified Wednesday as Jacob Tyler Roberts, 22.
The suspect opened fire with an AR 15 semi-automatic rifle that he had stolen from a person he knew, Clackamas County Sheriff Craig Roberts said at a morning news conference.
“At this time we do not understand the motive of this attack,” Roberts said, adding that the suspect apparently did not know any of his victims.
Witnesses who survived a terrifying shooting at an Oregon mall teeming with holiday shoppers described a scene of chaos and panic, and the sheriff said the carnage could have been much worse if the gunman’s weapon hadn’t apparently jammed.
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/12/15864523-oregon-shopping-mall-gunman-identified-motive-unclear?lite
Written by Isolde Raftery, Ian Johnston and Becky Bratu
The masked gunman who killed two people and wounded a third in a shooting at an Oregon mall packed with holiday shoppers before committing suicide was identified Wednesday as Jacob Tyler Roberts, 22.
The suspect opened fire with an AR 15 semi-automatic rifle that he had stolen from a person he knew, Clackamas County Sheriff Craig Roberts said at a morning news conference.
“At this time we do not understand the motive of this attack,” Roberts said, adding that the suspect apparently did not know any of his victims.
Witnesses who survived a terrifying shooting at an Oregon mall teeming with holiday shoppers described a scene of chaos and panic, and the sheriff said the carnage could have been much worse if the gunman’s weapon hadn’t apparently jammed.
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/12/15864523-oregon-shopping-mall-gunman-identified-motive-unclear?lite
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