Kroger shooting in Collierville, TN kills 1, injures 12

A gunman opened fire inside a Tennessee grocery store on Thursday, killing one and injuring 12 others, authorities said. The shooter was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, they said.

Collierville Police Chief Dale Lane confirmed Thursday evening that a victim is in the intensive care unit and another is in surgery. The extent of the injuries to others is unclear.

Police responded to reports of an active shooter at around 1:30 p.m. local time at the Kroger in Collierville, a suburb about 30 miles east of Memphis. Lane said officers searched every aisle and room in the supermarket, helping the injured and removing several employees who were still in hiding.

“This scene is horrible, I’ve been involved in it for 34 years and I’ve never seen anything like it,” Lane said. There was no additional threat to the community, he said, and an additional press conference was scheduled for Friday morning.

Investigators are working to determine whether workplace violence was a factor in the Kroger shooting, two law enforcement sources told CBS News. Investigators are investigating whether the dead shooter was not a disgruntled employee, the sources said. The situation is fluid and fluid, the sources said, and there does not appear to be any connection to terrorism.