{"id":1626194,"date":"2022-08-29T23:18:44","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T03:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1626194"},"modified":"2022-08-29T23:19:36","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T03:19:36","slug":"oregon-safeway-employee-deemed-heroic-after-attempting-to-disarm-gunman-who-killed-2-injured-2-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-safeway-employee-deemed-heroic-after-attempting-to-disarm-gunman-who-killed-2-injured-2-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon Safeway Employee Deemed Heroic After Attempting To Disarm Gunman Who Killed 2, Injured 2: Police\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foregon-safeway-employee-deemed-heroic-after-attempting-to-disarm-gunman-who-killed-2-injured-2-police%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1626194&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A 66-year-old Safeway employee who was killed in a shooting Sunday night at one of the chain\u2019s supermarkets in Bend, Oregon, has been hailed as a hero after attempting to disarm the gunman, which authorities said likely prevented more deaths.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Ray Surrett Jr., also of Bend, attacked the 20-year-old shooter near the rear of the store in the produce section after the gunman had fired several rounds from an assault rifle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Surrett acted heroically during this terrible incident,\u201d Bend PD Communications Manager Sheila Miller said Monday at a\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gPp2QWbk5yU&amp;t=1177s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities also identified the other victim during the press conference.<\/p>\n<p>Glenn Edward Bennett, 84, of Bend, was shot inside the west entrance of the supermarket.<\/p>\n<p>Miller said that Bend Fire authorities performed lifesaving efforts on Bennett. However, he did not survive.<\/p>\n<p>Officers arrived on the scene under three minutes after receiving an initial 911 call. Miller said the first two officers \u201centered the store to confront the shooter\u201d from two separate entrances in the front and back while shots were still being fired.<\/p>\n<p>Heather Thompson told the\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/centraloregondaily.com\/bend-safeway-big-lots-forum-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Central Oregon Daily<\/a>\u00a0that she heard multiple shots across the street.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI heard anywhere from five to eight shots. I thought it sounded like backfire,\u201d Thompson said.<\/p>\n<p>Thompson said she heard two rounds of \u201c10 to 20 shots\u201d less than a minute later.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd by that time, I went inside and told my dad to get away from the window,\u201d she said \u201cAnd people were running out of Safeway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Safeway customer Josh Caba told\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/ktvz.com\/news\/crime-courts\/2022\/08\/28\/gunman-opens-fire-at-east-bend-shopping-center-inside-safeway-3-people-dead-including-shooter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KTVZ<\/a>\u00a0he was with his four children when he heard multiple shots.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI immediately turned to my children and said, \u2018Run!\u2019 People were screaming,\u201d Caba said. \u201cIt was a horrifying experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Within minutes authorities found the gunman near the produce section dead from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. In accordance with The Daily Wire\u2019s policy on not naming mass shooters, this article will not include his name and photograph.<\/p>\n<p>The gunman lived in a nearby apartment complex where he posted violent and threatening messages to his social media that were shared on social media after the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>KTVZ\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/ktvz.com\/news\/crime-courts\/2022\/08\/29\/bend-police-id-safeway-gunman-and-two-victims-including-heroic-store-worker-who-died-trying-to-disarm-him\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports<\/a>\u00a0that in one post dated the day before the shooting that he was \u201cdone waiting\u201d and that Sunday would be \u201cdoomsday . . . I can\u2019t stand more than one more day of absolute misery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Authorities served a search warrant at the shooter\u2019s apartment and vehicle, where they found three Molotov cocktails, a sawed-off shotgun, ammunition, and digital devices currently under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Pro-Tem Anthony Broadman, during the press conference, called Sunday\u2019s incident a \u201cdark night\u201d and offered condolences to the victim\u2019s families of those \u201cmurdered in this heinous attack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWe need to guard against the cynicism of thinking of these as regular, unavoidable things,\u201d Broadman said. \u201cI won\u2019t accept that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know the community of Bend won\u2019t accept that,\u201d Broadman added.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/police-shootings-oregon-portland-d0c8d43dd52e43c4cb05c1df52f77869?utm_source=homepage&amp;utm_medium=TopNews&amp;utm_campaign=position_4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports<\/a>\u00a0that Oregon residents have the chance to pass one of the nation\u2019s strictest gun-control laws in November. Initiative 17 would require a permit to purchase any gun and ban large-capacity magazines over ten rounds, except for current owners, law enforcement, and the military.<\/p>\n<p>Residents looking to qualify for a permit would need to pass a firearm safety course approved by the state, pay a fee, and undergo a criminal background check with personal information, fingerprints, and a photograph for the state\u2019s firearms database.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 66-year-old Safeway employee who was killed in a shooting Sunday night at one of the chain\u2019s supermarkets in Bend, Oregon, has been hailed as a hero after attempting to disarm the gunman, which authorities said likely prevented more deaths. 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