Overview
- A gunman opened fire in the Price Chopper parking lot around 4:30 p.m. on Memorial Day, May 25, leaving the scene chaotic and prompting LifeFlight and a large police response.
- Authorities say 45-year-old Amy Coon was killed and a teenage grocery employee was seriously wounded and taken to hospital.
- Police identified 27-year-old Allen Prince as the suspect and filed one count of first-degree murder plus multiple counts of armed criminal action and first-degree assault.
- Officers recovered a bolt-action rifle and say two armed bystanders who approached the shooter helped prevent further casualties while the suspect then suffered a self-inflicted wound and remains hospitalized.
- The Pleasant Hill Police Department and city officials say the motive remains unknown, investigators are reviewing video and witness statements, and the shooting is believed to be the town’s first homicide in about two decades.