1 dead in Tualatin shooting
01:17 PM PST on Tuesday, November 10, 2009
By KGW.com Staff
PORTLAND, Ore. — At least one person was killed in a shooting at the Legacy Metro Lab drug testing center in Tualatin, police confirmed.
The suspected shooter was “not at large,” according to Jennifer Massey with Tualatin PD, who said the area was “safe.”
Officials with Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue said there may be as many as 10 victims but they would not elaborate on the extent of the injuries.
The shooting was reported at 7575 SW Mohawk at the Martinazzi intersection. Nearby streets had been closed and businesses located in the strip mall were evacuated. Several ambulances and patrol cars surround the scene.
A woman who was injured in the shooting said that as many as three people were shot by what appeared to be a lone gunman, according to Mike McNeil, a bystander who spoke with KGW.
The gunman walked into the drug testing center and opened fire, the woman said. McNeil found the woman running across a parking lot covered in blood.
McNeil told KGW that the victim he assisted said as many as three people were shot. This information has not been confirmed by police.
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The gunman walked into the drug testing center and opened fire, the woman said. McNeil found the woman running across a parking lot covered in blood.