11-02-2017, 04:33 PM
Colorado -- 3 Dead in Walmart Shooting -- Suspect Arrested
Last night a man nonchalantly entered the Walmart in Thornton and fired a handgun into a group of people before fleeing in a car. Two men died at the store, and a woman died at a hospital. RIP.
The Walmart is located about 10 miles north of Denver in a busy shopping center.
Police issued a surveillance pic of the shooter (^) inside the Walmart and asked for the public's help in identifying him, while cautioning that he was to be considered armed and dangerous. The shooter was later identified as Scott Ostrem, 47.
Police executed a search warrant on Ostrem's apartment in Denver Thursday morning, Thornton police spokesman Victor Avila said, but Ostrem wasn't home.
Officers then received an anonymous tip that he had been seen driving nearby in Westminster.
Police pulled the car over and Ostrem was arrested without incident. He admitted his identity to investigators, Avila said.
"This is a very heinous act," Thornton police spokesman Victor Avila said. "We don't know exactly what the motive of the person was, but it was certainly a terrible act."
Avila said hundreds of people were fleeing the Walmart as police attempted to cordon off the area, not sure of the gunman's identity. He said it was several hours until the scene was safe enough for a Walmart employee to re-enter the store to obtain surveillance footage, which in turn helped investigators identify Ostrem.
Full story: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/thornton-wa...-colorado/
Last night a man nonchalantly entered the Walmart in Thornton and fired a handgun into a group of people before fleeing in a car. Two men died at the store, and a woman died at a hospital. RIP.
The Walmart is located about 10 miles north of Denver in a busy shopping center.
Police issued a surveillance pic of the shooter (^) inside the Walmart and asked for the public's help in identifying him, while cautioning that he was to be considered armed and dangerous. The shooter was later identified as Scott Ostrem, 47.
Police executed a search warrant on Ostrem's apartment in Denver Thursday morning, Thornton police spokesman Victor Avila said, but Ostrem wasn't home.
Officers then received an anonymous tip that he had been seen driving nearby in Westminster.
Police pulled the car over and Ostrem was arrested without incident. He admitted his identity to investigators, Avila said.
"This is a very heinous act," Thornton police spokesman Victor Avila said. "We don't know exactly what the motive of the person was, but it was certainly a terrible act."
Avila said hundreds of people were fleeing the Walmart as police attempted to cordon off the area, not sure of the gunman's identity. He said it was several hours until the scene was safe enough for a Walmart employee to re-enter the store to obtain surveillance footage, which in turn helped investigators identify Ostrem.
Full story: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/thornton-wa...-colorado/