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Two Killed and Three Injured in Shooting at Washington State Music Festival Campground

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Key takeaways:

  • At least two people were killed and three others injured in a shooting near a campground area hosting people attending a music festival in Washington State Saturday night.
  • Organizers of the Beyond Wonderland electronic music festival canceled Sunday’s events at the Gorge Amphitheatre.
  • The identities of the victims and the suspect have not yet been released, and the motive for the shooting is unknown at this time.

At least two people were killed and three others injured in a shooting near a campground area hosting people attending a music festival in Washington State Saturday night, police said.

The Grant County Sheriff’s Office said it received a report of a shooting shortly before 8:30 p.m. at the camping area near the small city of George, 149 miles (239 kilometers) east of Seattle.

According to Kyle Foreman, a public information officer with the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, officers responded to a call at 8:23 p.m. local time (11:23 p.m. ET) “to reports of shots fired into the crowd.” He added that after law enforcement moved into the area “he continued to randomly shoot into the crowd and the suspect was eventually taken into custody.”

Organizers of the Beyond Wonderland electronic music festival said on social media that Sunday’s events at the Gorge Amphitheatre were canceled.

The identities of the victims and the suspect have not yet been released. The motive for the shooting is also unknown at this time. An investigation is ongoing.

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