TUALATIN — Authorities say they have secured the scene of a shooting in Tualatin in which the gunman was fatally shot and up to 10 other people may have been injured.
The shooting was reported at a business near 7591 SW Mohawk at about 11:48 am, according to Tualatin Police spokeswoman Jennifer Massey. The shooting may have been at a drug-testing center in a strip mall at the intersection of Southwest Martinazzi Avenue and Warm Springs Street.
“At this time, police have confirmed at least one deceased,” Massey said. “Police have information that the area is safe and the suspect is no longer at large.”
Officers from Tualatin, Tigard, Lake Oswego and at least one state police have responded and are on scene.
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1 dead in Tualatin shooting
01:17 PM PST on Tuesday, November 10, 2009
By KGW.com Staff
PORTLAND, Ore. — At least one person was killed in a shooting at the Legacy Metro Lab drug testing center in Tualatin, police confirmed.
The suspected shooter was “not at large,” according to Jennifer Massey with Tualatin PD, who said the area was “safe.”
Officials with Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue said there may be as many as 10 victims but they would not elaborate on the extent of the injuries.
The shooting was reported at 7575 SW Mohawk at the Martinazzi intersection. Nearby streets had been closed and businesses located in the strip mall were evacuated. Several ambulances and patrol cars surround the scene.
A woman who was injured in the shooting said that as many as three people were shot by what appeared to be a lone gunman, according to Mike McNeil, a bystander who spoke with KGW.
The gunman walked into the drug testing center and opened fire, the woman said. McNeil found the woman running across a parking lot covered in blood.
McNeil told KGW that the victim he assisted said as many as three people were shot. This information has not been confirmed by police.
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