Police: 1 Dead in Washington State Grocery Store Shooting

Police: 1 Dead in Washington State Grocery Store Shooting
Customers and employees are guided out of a Fred Meyer grocery store after a fatal shooting at the business on Wellsian Way in Richland, Wash., on Feb. 7, 2022. Jennifer King/The News Tribune via AP
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RICHLAND, Wash.—Authorities are searching for a man who opened fire Monday at a grocery store in Washington state, killing one person and injuring another.

The suspect in the shooting at a Fred Meyer store in Richland was described as a middle-aged white man with a handgun. He fled the store after the shooting, though it was not known he left by foot or in a vehicle, Richland police Commander Chris Lee said. Police said Monday afternoon they had identified the suspect but didn’t release the person’s name. The suspect has had contact with law enforcement in the past, police said.