A man opened fire in an American supermarket, killing two people. President Joe Biden plans to address gun violence on Tuesday.
Emergency crews secure East Bend mall after shooting.
(dpa) A gunman shot dead two people in a supermarket in Oregon over the weekend. The police in the city of Bend announced that according to the first results of the investigation, a shooter opened fire in the parking lot in front of the supermarket on Sunday evening (local time), then ran into the store and killed at least two people with shots.
Another person believed to be the shooter was also found dead in the store. The police did not fire any shots. The background to the fact was initially unclear.
Biden will comment on the topic on Tuesday
Over the weekend, deadly shootings also broke out in other US cities, including New York and Chicago, killing several people. The United States has long struggled with massive levels of gun violence. According to the latest data from the CDC, around 20,000 people were shot dead in the United States in 2020 – more than 50 a day.
US President Joe Biden plans to address gun violence in a long-planned speech on Tuesday in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.