3 Dead In Holiday Mall Shooting

"HAPPY VALLEY, OR — A gunman opened fire inside a US shopping mall, killing at least two people and terrorizing holiday shoppers before shooting himself, police said.

"The Tuesday afternoon shooting rampage at the crowded Clackamas Town Centre in the Portland suburb of Happy Valley touched off panic inside the mall, with shoppers streaming out as police and fire crews arrived on the scene.

"`I can confirm that we believe at this point that there was one and only one shooter involved and that that shooter is deceased,` Clackamas County Sheriff's spokesperson Lieutenant James Rhodes told a press briefing.

"`In addition to that, we have at least one patient who was taken from the mall with a traumatic injury and at least two that were deceased in addition to the shooter,` he added.

"Rhodes said later that the suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound and that police had not fired a single shot inside the mall. The wounded victim was taken by helicopter to a hospital where a spokesperson said she was in serious condition."

Source: Mail & Guardian...