Mass shooting at Oregon rap concert leaves six hospitalized

Six folks have been injured after a capturing broke out at a rap live performance in Eugene, Oregon on Friday, police mentioned.

A number of photographs have been fired at WOW Corridor, the place rappers Lil Bean, Zay Bang and different artists have been slated to carry out round 9:30 p.m., native time, the Eugene Police Division mentioned.

The individuals who have been wounded have been taken to native hospitals. Their circumstances weren't instantly launched, and cops didn’t say whether or not they had all been injured by gunfire.

“Now we have a male in a hoodie that was seen operating westbound on eighth (Avenue) proper after the capturing,” Eugene Police Chief Chris Skinner mentioned in a press briefing. “We expect that’s our suspect.”

Eugene Police Chief Chris Skinner supplies an replace following the capturing at WOW Corridor, the place six folks have been shot.

Eugene Police Division

UPDATE POSTED JANUARY 15 AT 2:20 A.M.
Here's a hyperlink to Chief Chris Skinner's information briefing, which has extra data on the case:https://t.co/m852SOHluqhttps://t.co/vRHMHAXbsR

— Eugene Police Dept. (@EugenePolice) January 15, 2022

Photographs fired at WOW Corridor, 5 folks transported to native hospital. Experiences got here in at 9:29 p.m. experiences of a number of photographs fired at WOW Corridor, 219 W. eighth Avenue. EPD & a number of regulation enforcement companies responded, together with Eugene Springfield Hearth.

— Eugene Police Dept. (@EugenePolice) January 15, 2022

Nobody was in custody late Friday.

“Police are actively working the investigation,” the division mentioned, asking anybody with related data to return ahead.