Washington shooting latest news: Police ‘will not rest’ until Fred Meyer shooter is found

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The Fred Meyer where an individual shot two people on Monday in Richland, Washington, will remain closed overnight as police process the crime scene.

It will take at least 6 more hours to go through the store, according to Richland police chief Brigit Clary.

Multiple federal agencies have joined in the manhunt for an individual who shot multiple people inside a Washington grocery store on Monday.

The FBI, Drug Enforcement Agency, and US Marshals are all assisting Richland, Washington, police as they seek to find the suspect, who is accused of killing one person and seriously harming a second.

As police continue to investigate the multi-person shooting at a Fred Meyer grocery store in Washington, the best place for official updates is the Richland Police Department Facebook page, which you can find below.

Police are still hunting for the individual suspected of shooting two people at a Fred Meyer grocery store in Richland, Washington, but officials have located a person of interest in the case.

“We had multiple investigative efforts concentrated at the scene. Just through witnesses. We had a large amount of witnesses inside the store,” said Richland police chief Brigit Clary during a press conference on Monday. “We posted a picture on social media, and we had a lot of information flooding in regard the suspect.”

Police aren’t releasing details about the person of interest to protect their ongoing investigation.

Police located only two victims inside the Fred Meyer store in Richland, Washington, where a shooting took place: one who was deceased and another who is now receiving critical care at a local hospital.

That’s the latest from police chief Brigit Clary, who updated the community on Monday evening, suggesting the incident will not be the sort of large mass shooting that are becoming frightfully common in the US.

Richland, Washington, police are about to start a press conference providing updates about this morning’s shooting at a Fred Meyer grocery store.

You can watch the remarks on Facebook Live at the link below.

Richland Police have confirmed that security footage captured the alleged Fred Meyer shooter having an interaction with someone in the store before fatally shooting them.

“The suspect and the deceased male from inside had some sort of interaction inside the store. We don’t know exactly to what extent that was,” an officer told reporters on Monday afternoon. “What we saw on video was a conversation. We don’t know what that conversation was.”

Police have identified a person of interest in the crime, but aren’t yet releasing his name to the public to protect an ongoing investigation.

The Fred Meyer grocery chain has made a statement about a shooting that took place Monday morning inside one of its stores in Richland, Washington.

We are deeply saddened by the incident that occurred at our Fred Meyer store located on 101 Wellsian Way in Richland, WA.

The entire Fred Meyer family offers our thoughts, prayers, and support to all affected individuals and families during this difficult time.

We are cooperating with local law enforcement, who have secured the store and parking lot. The store will remain closed while the police investigation continues, and we have initiated counseling services for our associates.

To protect the integrity of the ongoing investigation, we are referring questions to the Richland Police Department.

Washington police have identified a person of interest in the shooting that took place on Monday morning in a Fred Meyer grocery store in Richland, which killed one person and severely injured another.

Richland police have not yet named the individual, but said he had a history known to the police department, though it didn’t involve any crimes related to weapons.