A shooter attacked a grocery store in an upscale
Collierville Police Chief
Lane said police received a call about
He said a police SWAT team and other officers went aisle to aisle in the store to find people who sought cover or were in hiding, removing them to safety. He said the shooter, whom he described as male, was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
“We found people hiding in freezers, in locked offices. They were doing what they had been trained to do: run, hide, fight," the chief said without elaborating.
An employee,
“I was walking back towards the floral department and I heard a gunshot," she said. "It sounded like it was coming from the deli. And I ran out the front door and they had already shot the front door. And I’m in the parking lot now. And several people did get shot, some customers and employees too. I don’t know how many.”
Another
“And, here he comes right behind us and started shooting," Dickerson said. "And, he kept on shooting, shooting, shooting. He shot one of my co-workers in the head and shot one of my customers in the stomach.”
She said her co-worker, who is in his 20s, was shot in the head and said he wanted his mother.
“I left her a voicemail that he was alert and talking,” Dickerson said, adding that she was still trying to reach her.
She said she hoped and prayed for her coworker's recovery.
“That my coworker that got shot is doing better, and that he’s going to be healed. By the grace of God he was still alert, and by the grace of God I’m still here, and by the grace of God all the people who were with me are still with me,” she said.
The identities of the shooter and the victims were not immediately released. The suspect's vehicle was in the store's parking lot and remained there as part of the investigation, the chief said.
Lane said it was a sad day for his department as he briefed reporters afterward.
“I've been involved in this for 34 years and I’ve never seen anything like it," he told reporters.
He added that investigators are working to sort out how the shooting unfolded and added, “It’s going to take a little bit before we know what happened.”
“Let’s get through the investigation,” Lane said at the news conference later Thursday afternoon. "Remember, we’re two hours away from the most horrific event that’s occurred in
Earlier this year,
“The entire
The statement said the store will remain closed while the police investigation continues and add the company has arranged counseling services for its affected workers.
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