By Patrik Jonsson | Christian Science Monitor – Wed, Dec 12, 2012
Improved police practices and greater public awareness about what to do in an 'active shooter scenario' may have limited casualties during the Clackamas mall shooting Tuesday in Portland, Ore.
Citizens'
coolheadedness and individual preparation for coping with gunfire in
public settings may have curtailed the casualty count from Tuesday's
shooting at a Portland, Ore., shopping mall, law officers suggested on the day after the tragedy.
Two people died and one was critically wounded before the shooter, 22-year-old Jacob Tyler Roberts of Portland, killed himself a few minutes after running into the food court at the Clackamas Town Center
mall. Officials say Mr. Roberts, wearing camouflage and a white hockey
mask, had methodically fired "multiple" rounds from an assault-style
rifle at random shoppers.
Most of the 10,000 Christmas shoppers at the mall appeared nearly as ready and able as police to deal with a gunman appearing suddenly in their midst, Clackamas County Sheriff Craig Roberts said on Wednesday.
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