The incident was reported shortly after 7pm local time at The Forum Mall in Bend, a small town on the Deschutes River, about 130 miles southeast of the Oregon capital, Salem. The alleged shooter is among the dead, the Bend Police Department told ABC News. Police believe the suspect entered through the back of the mall and first fired into a Costco parking lot and a Big Lots store. No injuries were reported at either location, police said. Police believe the suspect then entered the Safeway and shot at least one person near the west entrance. That person was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead, police said. The suspect continued inside the supermarket, shooting and killing at least one additional person, police said. Officers who responded to the shooting entered the Safeway and found another person, believed to be the shooter, dead inside the store. The officers did not fire, police said. The fatal shooting remains under investigation. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
