Sandy Oregon shooting witness reveals chilling detail about gunman's final moments before surrendering.
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- A witness at the scene described seeing the shooter calmly reload his weapon in a parking lot, then pause and put his hands up moments before police arrived, avoiding a firefight.
- The suspect, a 24-year-old local man with no prior criminal record, reportedly targeted a specific individual in the dispute, but the stray bullets hit two parked cars and shattered a storefront window.
- No injuries were reported, but the incident locked down three nearby schools for over two hours as officers swept the area for additional threats.
- Police recovered an AR-15 style rifle and over 100 rounds of ammunition from the suspect's vehicle, but stressed the quick surrender prevented a potential mass casualty event.
- The motive appears to stem from a personal feud over a social media post, with the gunman claiming he felt "backed into a corner" in a recorded message to family.