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Gunman kills three in Indiana mall before being shot by armed bystander
Two other people were injured in the incident, which took place in the early evening at Greenwood Park Mall, the Indianapolis Star reported.
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Sunrise Police block the street where two FBI agentry were killed and three others were injured in a shooting early February 2, 2021, as authorities were executing a warrant in Sunrise, Florida.. Two FBI agents were shot dead and three were wounded on Tuesday while serving a search warrant on a suspect in a child pornography case, the FBI said. The suspect is also dead, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said in a statement. (AFP/Chandan Khanna)
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gunman killed three people when he opened fire in the food court of a shopping mall outside Indianapolis on Sunday before a bystander fatally shot the assailant, Greenwood Police Chief Jim Ison said.
Two other people were injured in the incident, which took place in the early evening at Greenwood Park Mall, the Indianapolis Star reported.
"The real hero of the day is the citizen that was lawfully carrying a firearm in that food court and was able to stop the shooter almost as soon as he began," Ison told reporters. He described the armed bystander as a 22-year-old man.
The shooter was alone and had a rifle and several magazines of ammunition, according to the newspaper.
Police did not release the names of the victims, gunman or bystander. Shoppers and mall employees scattered at the sound of gunfire or hid.
The shootings occurred amid widespread concerns over the drumbeat of US shootings in schools, workplaces and public areas that regularly make headlines.
A spate of gun massacres since May at a New York grocery store, a Texas elementary school and an Illinois Independence Day parade have renewed fierce US debate over gun regulations.
The US House Judiciary Committee will take up proposed legislation this week that would ban certain assault weapons, the panel said on Friday. It is not expected to pass the Senate.
