According to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, a mass shooting occurred Saturday night at an electronic dance music event in campsites close to Washington’s Gorge Amphitheatre, leaving two people dead and several more injured.
Authorities said that the gunman, who was arrested, inflicted injuries on three victims.
According to a Facebook post by the Sheriff’s Office, the gunshot was reported at approximately 8:25 p.m. at some campsites close to the town of George.
Before police found him, the alleged gunman left the shooting site, according to Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Kyle Foreman. The gunman fired “randomly” into the crowd as he fled before being apprehended, according to Foreman.
According to the sheriff’s office, an officer-involved shooting event happened during the law enforcement response. The North Central Washington Special Investigations Unit will look into the incident, according to the sheriff’s office.
At the time, the campsites were a few hundred yards from the Gorge Amphitheatre, which was holding a two-day music event called Beyond Wonderland, Foreman said.
Despite the incident, the Beyond Wonderland event went on as scheduled on Saturday night, although a warning was issued to avoid certain campsites.
“The Gorge Gate H campsites area is closed due to an incident that has been dealt with by local authorities. Please avoid the area. The campers and festival attendees are not currently in danger, according to a tweet from the event on Saturday night.
The festival announced the postponement of the day’s performances on Sunday morning.
We regret to notify you that Day 2 of Beyond Wonderland at the Gorge has been cancelled due to the incident that occurred in the overflow camping area last night, stated Beyond Wonderland. “We want to sincerely thank the personnel and local authorities for acting immediately to handle the issue. We send our sincere sympathies to the victim’s family, friends, and anybody else who was impacted by the awful occurrence.
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