At least 1 dead after gunman fires in suburban Ore. mall

The scene outside the Clackamas Town Center in suburban Portland, Ore., on Dec. 11, 2012. / KOIN-TV

Updated 8:04 p.m. ET


PORTLAND, Ore. Emergency dispatchers in Portland, Ore., are receiving reports that a man with a rifle reportedly fired as many as 20 shots inside a shopping mall, killing at least one person. The shooter has now been "neutralized," according to reports.

The Oregonian reported at least three people were shot by a man brandishing a semiautomatic rifle. Dispatchers received reports that a shooting may have occurred near Macy's inside the Clackamas Town Center and that a man was seen with a rifle near the mall's food court.

A dispatch worker confirmed to CBS affiliate KOIN that multiple people were shot. Witnesses tell KOIN the town center was evacuated and placed on lockdown.



Clackamas County sheriff's deputies are responding. Deputies have not been able to confirm that a shooting has occurred.

Entrances to the mall have been blocked off.

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