I doubt it. It was probably an SKS. When dumb asses see them, they think they are AK-47s. It's the same situation with the AR-15, when some clueless person calls them M-16s.
If the shooter really did have an AK-47 with a full magazine, the death toll could have been much higher. The “long rifle” probably was a usual hunting rifle — but the media thinks rifle=assault rifle=AK-47.
Sheesh! The Ignorant Sheeple! And ignorant MSM!
On the other hand, if a civilian carrying a concealed weapon had responded (and they may have but the media suppresses such info), then the death toll could have been limited to two or three.
The Utah Mall shooter was a Bosnian Muslim — what of this character?