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12 people injured in mass shooting at Kroger store in Memphis Thursday, 2 dead – Gun man shoots himself

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;3b3333"><strong>Gunman shot thirteen people killing one person before shooting himself dead in a mass shooting at a supermarket in the Memphis&comma; Tennessee region on Thursday <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;3b3333"><strong>Several store employees hid in freezers and locked closets during the horror <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;3b3333"><strong>As of 4pm local time&comma; four people were listed in critical condition at Regional One Hospital&period; Five were in non-critical condition <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;3b3333"><strong>Mass shooting took place in Kroger supermarket in Collierville&comma; Tennessee <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;3b3333"><strong>Police chief said it was &&num;8216&semi;most horrific event that&&num;8217&semi;s occurred in Collierville history&&num;8217&semi; <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;3b3333"><strong>The shooter is yet to be identified <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;3b3333"><strong>Cops were still investigating shooter&&num;8217&semi;s car and personal items left in parking lot <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;09&sol;People-embrace-at-the-scene-of-the-shooting-in-suburban-Memphis-on-Sept-23-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-390438" width&equals;"837" height&equals;"546"&sol;><figcaption><strong> People embrace outside a Kroger supermarket&comma; he scene of a mass shooting in Colesville&comma; Memphis on Thursday<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Thirteen people were shot&comma; two are dead in a mass shooting at a supermarket in the Memphis&comma; Tennessee region on Thursday&period; in what Police Chief Dale Lane called &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;<a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;commercialappeal&period;com&sol;story&sol;news&sol;crime&sol;2021&sol;09&sol;23&sol;collierville-kroger-mass-shooting-memphis-tn-latest-update-victims-suspect&sol;5832694001&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">the most horrific event that’s occurred in Collierville history<&sol;a>&period;” <br>The shooter killed himself after the rampage&comma; according to authorities&period; Several store employees hid in freezers and locked closets during the horror&period; <br>As of 4pm local time&comma; four people were listed in critical condition at Regional One Hospital&period; Five were in non-critical condition&period; <br>The shooting took place at a Kroger in Collierville&comma; a suburb just east of Memphis&comma; according to <a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fox13memphis&period;com&sol;news&sol;local&sol;active-shooter-reported-collierville-kroger-officials-say&sol;K4VFTTAFN5GMRBFAHRULX25KUM&sol;">Fox 13 TV<&sol;a>&period; <br>SWAT team officers arrived on the scene and went aisle to aisle in search of the shooter&comma; according to police&period;  <br>The Collierville chief of police said the department received a report of an active shooter at 1&colon;30pm&period; The first officers arrived on the scene four minutes later&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;<iframe title&equals;"VideoPress Video Player" aria-label&equals;'VideoPress Video Player' width&equals;'620' height&equals;'347' src&equals;'https&colon;&sol;&sol;videopress&period;com&sol;embed&sol;ip4AKr2s&quest;preloadContent&equals;metadata&amp&semi;hd&equals;0&amp&semi;cover&equals;1' frameborder&equals;'0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent&equals;"true" allow&equals;'clipboard-write'><&sol;iframe><script src&equals;'https&colon;&sol;&sol;v0&period;wordpress&period;com&sol;js&sol;next&sol;videopress-iframe&period;js&quest;m&equals;1674852142'><&sol;script>&NewLine;<&sol;div><figcaption><strong>Police and ambulances respond to reports of active shooter at a Kroger in Collierville&comma; a suburb just east of Memphis&comma; TN on Thursday<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;09&sol;Police-investigate-at-the-scene-of-the-shooting-in-suburban-Memphis-on-Sept-23-5&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-390464" width&equals;"842" height&equals;"640"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Cops respond to shooting at Kroger store in Collierville&comma; TN on Sept 23<&sol;strong>&period; <strong>SWAT team officers arrived on the scene and went aisle to aisle in search of the shooter&comma; according to police&period; One person has been killed and 12 others were wounded in a mass shooting at the supermarket<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;09&sol;Kroger-employee-crying-1&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-390441" width&equals;"836" height&equals;"552"&sol;><figcaption><strong>A Kroger employee appears to be overcome with emotion as she talks on a cell phone in the parking lot of the supermarket after Thursday&&num;8217&semi;s mass shooting<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;09&sol;SWAT-team-officers-at-the-scene-in-Colesville-Memphis-and-went-aisle-to-aisle-in-search-of-the-shooter-2&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-390442" width&equals;"838" height&equals;"540"&sol;><figcaption><strong>SWAT team member is seen outside of the Kroger in Collierville&comma; Tennessee on Thursday<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;09&sol;Shooting-at-Kroger-store-in-Colesville-Memphis-Sept-23-2&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-390443" width&equals;"836" height&equals;"541"&sol;><figcaption><strong>A Traumatized woman uses a cellphone in the parking lot behind her law enforcement secure the location after the shooting at a Kroger grocery store in Collierville&comma; Tennessee on Thursday<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>After the store was secure and the shooter confirmed dead&comma; police searching the store parking lot were still investigating the shooter&&num;8217&semi;s car as well as personal equipment that is believed to have belonged to him&period; <br>Brignetta Dickerson&comma; a Kroger employee for 32 years&comma; said she was at the cash register when she heard gunshots&period; She said she played dead in order to avoid being seen by the gunman&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;He started popping that gun&comma;&&num;8217&semi; she told <a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;wreg&period;com&sol;news&sol;local&sol;active-shooter-on-byhalia-and-poplar&sol;">WREG-TV<&sol;a>&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;It sounded a bit like a balloon popping&period; Tap&comma; tap&comma; tap&comma; tap&comma; tap — just like that&period;&&num;8217&semi; <br>Dickerson also said she saw a male colleague get shot in the head&period; He was still able to talk&comma; she said&period;<br>&&num;8216&semi;This right here is not going to stop me from working&comma;&&num;8217&semi; she said&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;I&&num;8217&semi;m going to work on&period;&&num;8217&semi;  <br>&&num;8216&semi;This is the most horrific event to happen in Collierville history&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Collierville Chief of Police Dale Lane said afterward&period;  &&num;8216&semi;This scene is horrific&comma; I&&num;8217&semi;ve been involved in this for 34 years and never seen anything like it&period;&&num;8217&semi;  <br>Several witnesses reported hearing at least a dozen gunshots&period;  <br>A number of customers fled the store while employees too shelter in the freezer&comma; according to reports&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;09&sol;First-responders-at-the-scene-of-store-shooting-in-Collierville-Memphis-on-Sept-23-4&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-390467"&sol;><figcaption><strong>First responders at the scene of store shooting in Collierville&comma; Memphis on Thursday &&num;8211&semi; A Memphis Fire Department vehicle is seen at the scene <&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;09&sol;First-responders-transport-injured-person-fron-the-scene-of-store-shooting-in-Collierville-Memphis-on-Sept-23-1-&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-390458" width&equals;"839" height&equals;"436"&sol;><figcaption><strong>An injured person is loaded into an ambulance outside of the Kroger supermarket in Collierville on Thursday afternoon&period; Nine people were transported to hospital&comma; four in critical condition <&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>SWAT team officers helped the employees run to safety&period; A Kroger employee who escaped to the roof was rescued by responding officers&comma; according to police&period; <br>A Fox 13 TV reporter witnessed three victims on the ground&comma; though their condition is not known&period; <br>Two medical helicopters were in the area to evacuate victims&comma; according to witnesses&period; <br>The shooting was reported at the Kroger supermarket on Byhalia and Poplar Avenue in Collierville&period;  <br>A row of police cars was seen near the Kroger supermarket in Collierville on Thursday&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;09&sol;First-responders-at-the-scene-of-store-shooting-in-Collierville-Memphis-on-Sept-23-2&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-390456" width&equals;"843" height&equals;"448"&sol;><figcaption><strong> The Memphis Police Department sent personnel to assist with the probe&comma; later joined by the ATF &&num;8211&semi; The Collierville chief of police said the department received a report of an active shooter at 1&colon;30pm&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>First responders have arrived at the scene&period; Several individuals have been rushed to the hospital&comma; <a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;actionnews5&period;com&sol;2021&sol;09&sol;23&sol;active-shooting-situation-reported-collierville-schools-sheltering-place&sol;">WMC-TV<&sol;a> reported&period; Glenda McDonald&comma; a Kroger employee who works in the store&&num;8217&semi;s floral department&comma; said she was not injured but was shaken&period; <br>McDonald said she walked out of the back office to the floral counter when she heard a loud noise that sounded similar to a gunshot&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;I just ran out the door&comma;&&num;8217&semi; McDonald said&period; &&num;8216&semi;I left my purse&comma; my keys&comma; everything&period;&&num;8217&semi;  <br>Schools in the region were placed on lockdown&period;   <br>Parents of students at Collierville High School received a message indicating that there was a shooting off-campus&period; <br>A lockdown was announced but it has since been lifted&period; <br>Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation as well as the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms were at the scene to help with the investigation&period; <br>The Memphis Police Department has also sent personnel to assist with the probe&period;  <br>Manny Reis&comma; 49&comma; was driving down Poplar Avenue when he saw several police cars arrive&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;Tons and tons of cop cars flying towards the back entrance of the Kroger on the street that runs behind it and they blocked it all off&comma; and then they&&num;8217&semi;re all opening up their trunks and grabbing shotguns&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Reis told <a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;commercialappeal&period;com&sol;story&sol;news&sol;crime&sol;2021&sol;09&sol;23&sol;active-shooter-collierville-kroger-reported-memphis-area&sol;5831626001&sol;">Memphis Commercial Appeal<&sol;a>&period;  <br>&&num;8216&semi;And then they all started swarming around&period;&&num;8217&semi;  <br>Reis said he witnessed four paramedics carrying away someone without a shirt&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;There were some people out&period; There was somebody without a shirt on&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Reis said&period; &ast;<br>So I don&&num;8217&semi;t know if that person got injured&comma; was shot I don&&num;8217&semi;t know&period;  <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;09&sol;People-embrace-at-the-scene-of-the-shooting-in-suburban-Memphis-on-Sept-23-3&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-390453" width&equals;"836" height&equals;"540"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Kroger employees gather outside of the store in Collierville&comma; TN&comma; after the mass shooting on Thursday<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;09&sol;Police-investigate-at-the-scene-of-the-shooting-in-suburban-Memphis-on-Sept-23-2&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-390450" width&equals;"839" height&equals;"461"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Law enforcement officials and Kroger employees are seen in the parking lot outside of the supermarket in Collierville on Thursday<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;09&sol;Police-investigate-at-the-scene-of-the-shooting-in-suburban-Memphis-on-Sept-23-3&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-390444" width&equals;"839" height&equals;"607"&sol;><figcaption> <strong>Police officers investigate the crime scene outside the Kroger supermarket in Collierville on Thursday <&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;09&sol;People-embrace-at-the-scene-of-the-shooting-in-suburban-Memphis-on-Sept-23-2&period;png" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-390446" width&equals;"829" height&equals;"538"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Employees embrace in the parking lot of the Kroger store after the mass shooting on Thursday<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&&num;8216&semi;I know at one point I did see them basically&comma; like four people go over to that person and pick that person up and carry them away from that area&period;&&num;8217&semi;  <br> Sarah McDowell&comma; 26&comma; said her mother works in the store&&num;8217&semi;s meat department&period; She was at the scene and was unable to reach her mother&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;I heard that there was an active shooter and my mom works here&comma;&&num;8217&semi; McDowell said&period; &ast;&ast;&ast;&ast;&&num;8217&semi;It&&num;8217&semi;s been an hour and a half and I still don&&num;8217&semi;t know where she is&period;&&num;8217&semi; <br>She added&colon; &&num;8216&semi;My mom is really kind&period; Everybody that works with her loves her&period; She&&num;8217&semi;s like a mom to everyone&period;&&num;8217&semi;  <br>Elsewhere&comma; Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee tweeted that her office was in touch with local authorities and with agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the ATF&period;  <br>She added that she was &&num;8216&semi;closely monitoring the situation&&num;8217&semi; and offered prayers for the victims&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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