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Safeway employee who tried to disarm gunman 'acted heroically,' police say

Headline from Foxla

Authorities in Bend, Oregon, say an employee who died in a shooting at a Safeway supermarket attacked the gunman in the produce section and tried to disarm him, likely preventing more deaths.

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  1. Kokomo Tribune

    Police: Heroic Safeway employee confronted gunman in store (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    Authorities in Bend, Oregon, say an employee who died in a shooting at a Safeway supermarket attacked the gunman in the produce section and tried to disarm him, likely preventing

  2. Kokomo Tribune

    Police: Safeway employee confronted gunman in Oregon store, likely prevented more deaths. Employee 1 of 2 victims. (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    Police: Safeway employee confronted gunman in Oregon store, likely prevented more deaths. Employee 1 of 2 victims.

  3. BizPac Review

    Gunman opens fire at Safeway grocery store, killing customers before he was shot (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    A gunman started shooting in the aisles of a Bend, OR Safeway Sunday night before he was killed. He murdered two others in the altercation.

  4. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Safeway employee saved lives by confronting Oregon gunman, police say (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    Donald Surrett Jr. could have run away Sunday when a man armed with an AR-style rifle started shooting inside the Bend, Oregon, grocery store where Surrett worked. He could have

  5. Foxla

    Safeway employee who tried to disarm gunman 'acted heroically,' police say (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    Authorities in Bend, Oregon, say an employee who died in a shooting at a Safeway supermarket attacked the gunman in the produce section and tried to disarm him, likely preventing more deaths.

  6. Oil City News

    Police: Heroic Oregon Safeway employee confronted gunman in store (opens Oil City News)

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    Oil City News's feed description

    PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An employee who was killed in a shooting at a Safeway supermarket in Bend, Oregon, attacked the gunman in the produce section and tried to disarm him, likely preventing more deaths, authorities said Monday.

  7. KEZI Eugene

    Safeway employee confronting gunman in store prevented more deaths, police say (opens KEZI Eugene)

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    KEZI Eugene's feed description

    Police say Donald Ray Surrett Jr., 66, attacked the gunman and tried to disarm him. He has been hailed as a hero by police.

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