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Monday, October 19, 2026

Shooting at Fred Meyer supermarket in Washington leaves at least one dead - Daily Mail

The manhunt continued Monday evening for a suspect wanted in a deadly shooting at a Washington grocery store.

Officials with the Richland Police Department announced on Monday afternoon they have identified the suspect in a mid-morning shooting at a Fred Meyer supermarket in Richland, Washington that left one dead and another critically injured.

The suspect, who has not yet been named, has had previous 'contact with law enforcement,' Cmdr. Chris Lee told reporters Monday afternoon.

Authorities say the suspect, described only as a white man, was seen on surveillance footage having a heated conversation with the deceased victim before he took out his handgun and opened fire at around 11am before fleeing the scene.

It remains unclear whether the suspect knew the deceased victim prior to the shooting, and whether he fled on foot or by car.

He was last seen in surveillance video screenshots pushing a shopping cart inside the grocery store, and is said to be 'armed and dangerous.'

The accused gunman, dressed in a plaid shirt and a dark-colored vest, is seen pushing a shopping cart out the door of the grocery store

Ambulances and police vehicles are seen outside the supermarket on Wellsian Way

The shooting occurred at around 11am Pacific Time at the supermarket on Wellsian Way in Richland, located about 200 miles southeast of Seattle.

Police and sheriff's deputies from around the area started receiving calls about possible shots being fired at the store at 11.03am and converged...



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