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| Prior to the shooting, Roberts is stated to have stolen an ] ] from an acquaintance of his. He arrived at the Clackamas Town Center by car and ran into the mall at around 3:25 p.m., wearing a white hockey mask and a ] and armed with the AR-15; he was also carrying several fully-loaded magazines. About 10,000 people were inside the mall at the time. Roberts first opened fire at the mall's food court after shouting, "I am the shooter!"<ref name=cnn1212>{{cite news|last=Martinez|first=Michael|title='I have lived one crazy life so far,' Oregon mall gunman says on Facebook|newspaper=]|date=December 12, 2012|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/12/us/oregon-mall-gunman-profile/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 |accessdate=December 12, 2012}}</ref> After firing an estimated 20-60 shots, the AR-15 briefly jammed, but Roberts managed to get it working again. During that time, Nick Meli, a ] permit holder, claims that he drew his ], and took aim at Roberts but did not fire since there was an innocent person behind Roberts. Meli asserts that Roberts saw him, and that this may have contributed to Roberts' decision to commit suicide |
Prior to the shooting, Roberts is stated to have stolen an ] ] from an acquaintance of his. He arrived at the Clackamas Town Center by car and ran into the mall at around 3:25 p.m., wearing a white hockey mask and a ] and armed with the AR-15; he was also carrying several fully-loaded magazines. About 10,000 people were inside the mall at the time. Roberts first opened fire at the mall's food court after shouting, "I am the shooter!"<ref name=cnn1212>{{cite news|last=Martinez|first=Michael|title='I have lived one crazy life so far,' Oregon mall gunman says on Facebook|newspaper=]|date=December 12, 2012|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/12/us/oregon-mall-gunman-profile/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 |accessdate=December 12, 2012}}</ref> After firing an estimated 20-60 shots, the AR-15 briefly jammed, but Roberts managed to get it working again. During that time, Nick Meli, a ] permit holder, claims that he drew his ], and took aim at Roberts but did not fire since there was an innocent person behind Roberts. Meli asserts that Roberts saw him, and that this may have contributed to Roberts' decision to commit suicide.<ref name="Clackamas man, armed, confronts mall shooter"></ref> Roberts then ran into a ] store across from the food court, where he committed suicide. Police responded to the scene minutes later and spent the following hours searching the mall for hiding civilians, injured victims, and a possible second shooter. | ||
| By the next day, the mall was cleared of civilians, but continued to remain under lockdown.{{cn|date=December 2012}} It is believed Roberts targeted random people and did not have a specific target in mind.<ref name="cnn1212"/><ref></ref><ref name="Bella">{{cite news|last=Bella|first=Rick|title=Clackamas Town Center shooting: Killer was Jacob Tyler Roberts; fatalities were Steve Forsyth, Cindy Ann Yuille|newspaper=] ''via ]''|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2012/12/clackamas_town_center_shooting_13.html}}</ref> | By the next day, the mall was cleared of civilians, but continued to remain under lockdown.{{cn|date=December 2012}} It is believed Roberts targeted random people and did not have a specific target in mind.<ref name="cnn1212"/><ref></ref><ref name="Bella">{{cite news|last=Bella|first=Rick|title=Clackamas Town Center shooting: Killer was Jacob Tyler Roberts; fatalities were Steve Forsyth, Cindy Ann Yuille|newspaper=] ''via ]''|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2012/12/clackamas_town_center_shooting_13.html}}</ref> | ||
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| Clackamas Town Center shooting | |
|---|---|
 Memorial to victims of shooting at mall entrance | |
| Location | 12000 SE 82nd Avenue Clackamas County, Oregon, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 45°26′10″N 122°34′26″W / 45.436°N 122.574°W / 45.436; -122.574 |
| Date | December 11, 2012 c. 3:25 p.m. (PST) |
| Attack type | Shooting, murder-suicide |
| Deaths | 3 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 1 |
On December 11, 2012, a shooting occurred at the Clackamas Town Center near Happy Valley, Oregon, United States. The gunman, 22-year-old Jacob Tyler Roberts, ran into the shopping center wearing tactical clothing and a hockey mask and opened fire on shoppers and employees with a stolen AR-15 semiautomatic rifle, killing two people and seriously wounding a third person before committing suicide. Roberts had no connection to any of his victims, and it was believed to be a random act of violence.
Shooting
Prior to the shooting, Roberts is stated to have stolen an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle from an acquaintance of his. He arrived at the Clackamas Town Center by car and ran into the mall at around 3:25 p.m., wearing a white hockey mask and a load-bearing vest and armed with the AR-15; he was also carrying several fully-loaded magazines. About 10,000 people were inside the mall at the time. Roberts first opened fire at the mall's food court after shouting, "I am the shooter!" After firing an estimated 20-60 shots, the AR-15 briefly jammed, but Roberts managed to get it working again. During that time, Nick Meli, a concealed carry permit holder, claims that he drew his Glock 22, and took aim at Roberts but did not fire since there was an innocent person behind Roberts. Meli asserts that Roberts saw him, and that this may have contributed to Roberts' decision to commit suicide. Roberts then ran into a Macy's store across from the food court, where he committed suicide. Police responded to the scene minutes later and spent the following hours searching the mall for hiding civilians, injured victims, and a possible second shooter.
By the next day, the mall was cleared of civilians, but continued to remain under lockdown. It is believed Roberts targeted random people and did not have a specific target in mind.
Victims
Two people were killed in the shooting, 54-year-old Cindy Ann Yuille and 45-year-old Steven Forsyth. A third person, 15-year-old Kristina Shevchenko, was also shot in the chest and seriously injured, but is expected to survive.
Perpetrator
In the day following the shooting, Clackamas County Sheriff's Office identified the shooter as 22-year-old Jacob Tyler Roberts (born 16 March 1990), who lived in the Lents neighborhood in southeast Portland. Roberts' biological mother died at the time of his birth, and he had never met his father. He attended Milwaukie High School in Milwaukie, Oregon for the first three years and later transferred during his senior year to Oregon City High School in Oregon City, Oregon, graduating in 2008. He attended Clackamas Community College in 2009. Two years prior to the shooting, Roberts worked at a gyro restaurant in downtown Portland.
Reaction
When President Barack Obama delivered a speech regarding the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, he mentioned other shooting rampages that occurred in the U.S. within previous months, and including a reference to the Clackamas Town Center attack.
References
- Carson, Teresa. "Oregon mall shooting appears to be lone, random rampage". Reuters via Chicago Tribune.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|newspaper=(help) - ^ Martinez, Michael (December 12, 2012). "'I have lived one crazy life so far,' Oregon mall gunman says on Facebook". CNN. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
- KGW.com, NewsChannel8, Portland, "Clackamas man, armed, confronts mall shooter"
- Two people shot to death at mall in Portland, Oregon; gunman also dies
- ^ Bella, Rick. "Clackamas Town Center shooting: Killer was Jacob Tyler Roberts; fatalities were Steve Forsyth, Cindy Ann Yuille". The Oregonian via OregonLive.com.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|newspaper=(help) - Anderson, Jennifer (December 12, 2012). "Shooter: 'I'm the kind of person who's going to do what I want'". Portland Tribune.
- "Connecticut school shooting: Barack Obama calls for 'meaningful action, regardless of politics'". The Telegraph. December 12, 2012.