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Collierville Kroger shooting

Coordinates: 35°02′51″N 89°41′14″W / 35.04750°N 89.68722°W / 35.04750; -89.68722
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2021 Collierville shooting
Part of mass shootings in the United States
LocationCollierville, Tennessee, US
Coordinates35°02′51″N 89°41′14″W / 35.04750°N 89.68722°W / 35.04750; -89.68722
DateSeptember 23, 2021 (2021-09-23)
c. 1:30 p.m. (CDT)
TargetPeople at a Kroger grocery store
Attack type
Mass shooting, murder–suicide
WeaponsFirearm
Deaths2 (including the perpetrator)
Injured14

On September 23, 2021, a mass shooting occurred at a Kroger grocery store in Collierville, Tennessee, United States. One person was killed and 14 others were injured before the gunman committed suicide.[1][2]

Shooting

Authorities began receiving 9-1-1 calls at around 1:30 p.m. reporting an active shooter situation at the Kroger store. At the time of the shooting, 44 employees and a number of customers were inside the building.

A cashier told reporters that the shooter came in while she was working and he began to open fire almost immediately. He shot a coworker and a customer in front of the employee.[3] An employee described the gunman finding her and her coworkers while they were hiding and shooting at them, hitting at least two. Another employee thought someone was popping balloons in the floral section of the store before she looked up and saw other employees and customers running towards her from the front of the store.[4]

The first police officers arrived on the scene at 1:34 p.m., and they began clearing the store by searching aisle by aisle. Officers discovered people hiding in freezers and locked offices as many had run towards the back of the store away from the gunman.[5] The gunman was later found dead at the back of the store from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.[1][6]

Victims

One woman was killed and 14 others injured in the shooting.[7]

Regional One Health received nine patients, with four of them in critical condition. Methodist Le Bonheur received two patients; one underwent surgery, while the other was in stable condition. Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis received the twelfth injury.[6] At least one individual was taken to the hospital due to an anxiety attack.[3]

Investigation

Multiple law enforcement agencies, including the Shelby County Sherriffs Office, the Memphis Police Department and members of the FBI and ATF responded to the store. The suspected shooters vehicle was searched in the parking lot and a bomb robot was used to remove a box from inside the car.[3]

Aftermath

Collierville High School and other local schools were put on lockdown as a precautionary measure due to the shooting, but it was lifted later in the day. Students at the high school were asked to wear maroon the on September 24 as a sign of solidarity to the school and the town.[6][3] Collierville city officials were offered support from Boulder, Colorado, where a mass shooting at a King Soopers store had occurred in March.[8]

Kroger offered counseling services for its employees almost immediately after the shooting and have closed the store at least until after the police investigation is concluded.[3]

Response

One of the sons of the deceased woman wrote about the shooting on Facebook stating; "This type of crime needs to stop being glossed over and sanitized. No one deserves this. Our family is devastated by this senseless act of violence."[9]

Colierville Police Chief Dale Lane praised the employees and customers while speaking to reporters stating; "I've never seen anything like it.....We found people hiding in freezers and in locked offices. They were doing what they were trained to do: Run. Hide. Fight."[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Riess, Rebekah; Selva, Jenn (September 23, 2021). "At least 1 dead, 14 others injured after shooting at Memphis-area Kroger". CNN. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  2. ^ Shapiro, Emily (September 24, 2021). "Gunman kills 1, injures 14 at Tennessee Kroger grocery store in possible workplace violence incident". ABC Chicago. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e Betz, Bradford; Aaro, David (September 23, 2021). "Tennessee Kroger grocery store shooting leaves 1 dead, at least 12 injured, police say". Fox News. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  4. ^ Moon, Melissa (September 24, 2021). "'I'm gonna die': Kroger employee describes fleeing gunfire in Tennessee store". WKRN News 2. Retrieved September 24, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ a b Steinbuch, Yaron (September 24, 2021). "Woman killed in Tennessee Kroger attack was 'kind, polite, thoughtful' widow". New York Post. Retrieved September 24, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ a b c Burgess, Katherine; Amro, Dima; Kayembe, Astrid; Kennedy, Corrine S.; Connolly, Daniel (September 23, 2021). "Collierville police: 13 people shot, 2 dead in Kroger shooting. Shooter dead after self-inflicted gunshot wound". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  7. ^ "Tennessee grocery store workers hid in commercial food freezers to survive a mass shooting that killed 1 woman and injured 14 others". CNN.com. September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Skytta, Rachel (September 23, 2021). "Boulder offers support to Tennessee shooting victims, first responders". KDVR. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  9. ^ Etienne, Vanessa (September 24, 2021). "Tennessee Grocery Store Workers Hid in Freezers During Mass Shooting: 'Senseless Act of Violence'". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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