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Bend, Oregon Safeway shooter has been identified (Original Post) PSPS Aug 2022 OP
One of the Safeway workers was killed trying to disarm the shooter viva la Aug 2022 #1
A 66 year old employee. Jim__ Aug 2022 #3
The guy appears to have been a (semi-)RWNJ who blamed the COVID lockdown for his mental illness... regnaD kciN Aug 2022 #2
Couldn't get treatment for mental illness gratuitous Aug 2022 #10
All of 20 something, Disturbed individual amongst too many MagickMuffin Aug 2022 #4
man, that's a crying god damn shame. mopinko Aug 2022 #5
Grocery stores are now the deadliest places to be besides schools. brush Aug 2022 #6
At 20 I was out multigraincracker Aug 2022 #7
Inspired by Columbine inthewind21 Aug 2022 #8
Bend Candlelight Vigil - 6:30 pm - 08/29/2022 - Drake Park ultralite001 Aug 2022 #9
An angry white guy -- Sky Jewels Aug 2022 #11

viva la

(3,300 posts)
1. One of the Safeway workers was killed trying to disarm the shooter
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 05:12 PM
Aug 2022

The other victim was an 84-year-old shopper.
Why do these gunmen feel like they have the right to take people to death during their own suicides?

Jim__

(14,077 posts)
3. A 66 year old employee.
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 05:14 PM
Aug 2022
Two people were killed in the shooting, police said. They were identified as Glenn Edward Bennett, 84, who was shot in front of the store, and Safeway employee Donald Ray Surrett Jr., 66, who fought the shooter.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
10. Couldn't get treatment for mental illness
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 06:25 PM
Aug 2022

But could get his hands on firearms and ammunition.

Ain't that America somethin' to see?

brush

(53,782 posts)
6. Grocery stores are now the deadliest places to be besides schools.
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 05:43 PM
Aug 2022

I'm ordering online for delivery.

 

inthewind21

(4,616 posts)
8. Inspired by Columbine
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 05:48 PM
Aug 2022

If he was 20 then he was 3 when Columbine happened. That boy had way bigger issues than COVID.

ultralite001

(894 posts)
9. Bend Candlelight Vigil - 6:30 pm - 08/29/2022 - Drake Park
Mon Aug 29, 2022, 05:54 PM
Aug 2022

A community vigil is planned Monday night at Drake Park starting at 6:30 pm.

"Today we will begin to mourn those we have lost, support the families stricken by this immense tragedy, and comfort our traumatized City," Mayor pro tem Anthony Broadman wrote in a statement

https://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/community-vigil-planned-monday-night-following-bend-shooting/article_dd06131a-27c4-11ed-aa02-dbdb73374d98.html

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