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US: Police identifies Indiana mall attacker as 20-yr-old man, laud action of youth who shot him
GREENWOOD: Authorities say the man who shot five people at a shopping mall in suburban Indianapolis, killing three of them, before a shopper shot him dead, was a 20-year-old local man. age.
Greenwood Sheriff James Ison said at a news conference on Monday that Jonathan Sapiriman, of Greenwood, began shooting after leaving a bathroom at Greenwood Park Mall shortly before it closed on Sunday night.
Sapirman continued to shoot people until a legally armed 22-year-old man shot him dead, Ison said.
Authorities hailed the 22-year-old’s actions as heroic.
THIS IS A HOT NEWS UPDATE. The AP’s previous story follows.
GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — Three people were killed and two injured after a man entered a shopping mall in suburban Indianapolis and opened fire before an armed civilian shot him dead, authorities said.
The assailant, whose name and motive may not have been made public, entered the Greenwood Park Shopping Center with a rifle and some ammunition magazines just before it closed at 6 p.m. Sunday and start shooting in the food courtSheriff Greenwood Jim Ison said at a press conference.
A 22-year-old man from nearby Bartholomew County shot and killed the gunman, Ison said. The investigation is ongoing and authorities have not yet said whether all victims were shot by the attacker or some may have been caught in the air. Authorities are expected to release more details about the investigation at a news conference late Monday.
“The real hero of the day was the citizen who legally carried a gun in that food court and was able to stop the shooter almost as soon as he started,” Ison said. who is exempt from the mall’s ban on people carrying weapons on property.
As of July 1st, Indiana the law allows anyone 18 years of age or older to carry a handgun in public except those prohibited for reasons such as being convicted of a felony, facing a restraining order, or having a dangerous mental illness at the discretion of the court. The Republican-dominated legislature in Indiana retained provisions in the law that would have allowed private property owners to ban firearms.
Sunday’s attack was just the latest in a string of mass shootings in the U.S. Schools, churches, grocery stores and a July 4 parade near Chicago have all become murder grounds in recent weeks. In recent months, though the country’s staggering murder rate can often be seen more clearly in the murders that rarely appear in the mainstream headlines.
Four of the victims of the mall shooting were female and one was male, Ison said. He did not immediately know the gender or age of those killed. He said the 12-year-old girl and the other injured person were in stable condition.
Police seized a suspicious backpack in a bathroom near the food court, Ison said.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police and other agencies assisted in the investigation.
“We are sickened by a different kind of incident like this in our country,” said Assistant Indianapolis Sheriff Chris Bailey.
Bookmark MyersThe mayor of Greenwood, a suburb of about 60,000 people south of Indianapolis, asked the public to pray for victims and first responders.
“This tragedy affects the core of our community,” Myers said in a statement.
Greenwood Park Shopping Center said in a statement it was sorry for the victims and praised first responders and the “heroic actions” of the 22-year-old, whom police believe killed. gunner. The mall was closed on Monday.
“Violence has no place in this or any other community,” the mall said.
Greenwood Sheriff James Ison said at a news conference on Monday that Jonathan Sapiriman, of Greenwood, began shooting after leaving a bathroom at Greenwood Park Mall shortly before it closed on Sunday night.
Sapirman continued to shoot people until a legally armed 22-year-old man shot him dead, Ison said.
Authorities hailed the 22-year-old’s actions as heroic.
THIS IS A HOT NEWS UPDATE. The AP’s previous story follows.
GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — Three people were killed and two injured after a man entered a shopping mall in suburban Indianapolis and opened fire before an armed civilian shot him dead, authorities said.
The assailant, whose name and motive may not have been made public, entered the Greenwood Park Shopping Center with a rifle and some ammunition magazines just before it closed at 6 p.m. Sunday and start shooting in the food courtSheriff Greenwood Jim Ison said at a press conference.
A 22-year-old man from nearby Bartholomew County shot and killed the gunman, Ison said. The investigation is ongoing and authorities have not yet said whether all victims were shot by the attacker or some may have been caught in the air. Authorities are expected to release more details about the investigation at a news conference late Monday.
“The real hero of the day was the citizen who legally carried a gun in that food court and was able to stop the shooter almost as soon as he started,” Ison said. who is exempt from the mall’s ban on people carrying weapons on property.
As of July 1st, Indiana the law allows anyone 18 years of age or older to carry a handgun in public except those prohibited for reasons such as being convicted of a felony, facing a restraining order, or having a dangerous mental illness at the discretion of the court. The Republican-dominated legislature in Indiana retained provisions in the law that would have allowed private property owners to ban firearms.
Sunday’s attack was just the latest in a string of mass shootings in the U.S. Schools, churches, grocery stores and a July 4 parade near Chicago have all become murder grounds in recent weeks. In recent months, though the country’s staggering murder rate can often be seen more clearly in the murders that rarely appear in the mainstream headlines.
Four of the victims of the mall shooting were female and one was male, Ison said. He did not immediately know the gender or age of those killed. He said the 12-year-old girl and the other injured person were in stable condition.
Police seized a suspicious backpack in a bathroom near the food court, Ison said.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police and other agencies assisted in the investigation.
“We are sickened by a different kind of incident like this in our country,” said Assistant Indianapolis Sheriff Chris Bailey.
Bookmark MyersThe mayor of Greenwood, a suburb of about 60,000 people south of Indianapolis, asked the public to pray for victims and first responders.
“This tragedy affects the core of our community,” Myers said in a statement.
Greenwood Park Shopping Center said in a statement it was sorry for the victims and praised first responders and the “heroic actions” of the 22-year-old, whom police believe killed. gunner. The mall was closed on Monday.
“Violence has no place in this or any other community,” the mall said.
