NBC News: 1 Killed, 13 Others Injured in Shooting at Kroger Supermarket Outside Memphis

HOLT Good afternoon We ░░░░░░░░ coming on the air ░░░░░░░░ breaking news about a ░░░░░░░░ at a Memphis area ░░░░░░░░ store It happened at ░░░░░░░░ Kroger in Collierville Tennessee ░░░░░░░░ s what we know ░░░░░░░░ now According to police ░░░░░░░░ people were shot one ░░░░░░░░ has been killed The ░░░░░░░░ is also dead police ░░░░░░░░ it appears to be ░░░░░░░░ inflicted Just moments ago ░░░░░░░░ briefed the press with ░░░░░░░░ update LANE At this ░░░░░░░░ the shooter is deceased ░░░░░░░░ believe that s going ░░░░░░░░ be from a self ░░░░░░░░ gunshot wound We have ░░░░░░░░ victims Our hearts go ░░░░░░░░ to those that were ░░░░░░░░ We do have one ░░░░░░░░ and our thoughts and ░░░░░░░░ are with those family ░░░░░░░░ HOLT The chief of ░░░░░░░░ in Collierville Joining us ░░░░░░░░ is former ATF special ░░░░░░░░ and NBC News analyst ░░░░░░░░ Cavanaugh Jim we heard ░░░░░░░░ chief also say that ░░░░░░░░ was a separate crime ░░░░░░░░ or a separate area ░░░░░░░░ interest the car that ░░░░░░░░ suspect may have driven ░░░░░░░░ there What could they ░░░░░░░░ looking for CAVANAUGH They ░░░░░░░░ going to have to ░░░░░░░░ it for bombs Lester ░░░░░░░░ s routine when you ░░░░░░░░ a mass shooter like ░░░░░░░░ They re going to ░░░░░░░░ to make sure there ░░░░░░░░ no explosive devices or ░░░░░░░░ traps in the car ░░░░░░░░ re also going to ░░░░░░░░ to do the same ░░░░░░░░ his residence but they ░░░░░░░░ saying they believe he ░░░░░░░░ alone HOLT All right ░░░░░░░░ want to bring in ░░░░░░░░ NBC News law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ Cedric Alexander You ve ░░░░░░░░ watching along with us ░░░░░░░░ press conference moments ago ░░░░░░░░ early read anything we ░░░░░░░░ be observing or thinking ░░░░░░░░ as we watch this ░░░░░░░░ out ALEXANDER Well I ░░░░░░░░ what s going to ░░░░░░░░ interesting here Lester as ░░░░░░░░ continues to unfold is ░░░░░░░░ everybody s going to ░░░░░░░░ looking for a motive ░░░░░░░░ here again I think ░░░░░░░░ s a lot of ░░░░░░░░ investigative techniques inaudible if ░░░░░░░░ have the assailant himself ░░░░░░░░ is deceased on the ░░░░░░░░ But unfortunately that s ░░░░░░░░ large tragedy any time ░░░░░░░░ have anyone killed and ░░░░░░░░ number of people who ░░░░░░░░ been severely injured in ░░░░░░░░ shooting But it certainly ░░░░░░░░ going to be important ░░░░░░░░ find out what precipitated ░░░░░░░░ of this what was ░░░░░░░░ motivation behind this and ░░░░░░░░ for all of us ░░░░░░░░ may be watching we ░░░░░░░░ seen these images so ░░░░░░░░ times before HOLT Well ░░░░░░░░ they ll have whatever ░░░░░░░░ he made to go ░░░░░░░░ I would think social ░░░░░░░░ will be a prime ░░░░░░░░ for authorities to begin ░░░░░░░░ right away ALEXANDER It ░░░░░░░░ will and any witness ░░░░░░░░ and any family and ░░░░░░░░ that may come forth ░░░░░░░░ help in this investigation ░░░░░░░░ going to be hugely ░░░░░░░░ But it appears right ░░░░░░░░ from just what we ░░░░░░░░ heard from the chief ░░░░░░░░ is still very somewhat ░░░░░░░░ in this investigation but ░░░░░░░░ are going to be ░░░░░░░░ of the primary factors ░░░░░░░░ s going to have ░░░░░░░░ be explored as they ░░░░░░░░ forward HOLT Let me ░░░░░░░░ back Jim Cavanaugh Jim ░░░░░░░░ have covered a lot ░░░░░░░░ these regrettably together Do ░░░░░░░░ tend to assume that ░░░░░░░░ are people that had ░░░░░░░░ personal issue with any ░░░░░░░░ the victims or not ░░░░░░░░ Well it s hard ░░░░░░░░ say right it s ░░░░░░░░ to say right now ░░░░░░░░ because everybody is so ░░░░░░░░ in the country I ░░░░░░░░ the agent in charge ░░░░░░░░ Tennessee and I had ░░░░░░░░ and Collierville the suburbs ░░░░░░░░ Everybody s so stressed ░░░░░░░░ there the hospitals are ░░░░░░░░ with Covid Now you ░░░░░░░░ 13 gunshot victims You ░░░░░░░░ who knows what s ░░░░░░░░ people at the moment ░░░░░░░░ could be personal it ░░░░░░░░ be some other motive ░░░░░░░░ don t see We ░░░░░░░░ t make that judgment ░░░░░░░░ yet Once they get ░░░░░░░░ his electronic devices his ░░░░░░░░ computer once they get ░░░░░░░░ his residence get his ░░░░░░░░ look back at his ░░░░░░░░ feeds like the chief ░░░░░░░░ saying once they get ░░░░░░░░ all that evidence the ░░░░░░░░ will emerge and he ░░░░░░░░ also have left a ░░░░░░░░ because we know he ░░░░░░░░ suicide what the Collierville ░░░░░░░░ told us So he ░░░░░░░░ have left a note ░░░░░░░░ a message told his ░░░░░░░░ Some do some don ░░░░░░░░ it s about half ░░░░░░░░ half So we could ░░░░░░░░ learn why he did ░░░░░░░░ even though it may ░░░░░░░░ a twisted of course ░░░░░░░░ why he did it ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Jim Cavanaugh thank ░░░░░░░░ Let me bring in ░░░░░░░░ justice correspondent Pete Williams ░░░░░░░░ along with us What ░░░░░░░░ you learned Pete Unfortunately ░░░░░░░░ I thought it was ░░░░░░░░ me but we re ░░░░░░░░ able to hear you ░░░░░░░░ technical reasons but let ░░░░░░░░ just quickly wrap up ░░░░░░░░ we know This is ░░░░░░░░ Tennessee near Memphis a ░░░░░░░░ apparently in a Kroger ░░░░░░░░ fire on a number ░░░░░░░░ people 13 victims one ░░░░░░░░ and the shooter according ░░░░░░░░ police took his own ░░░░░░░░ for a second fatality ░░░░░░░░ They re still getting ░░░░░░░░ handle on the number ░░░░░░░░ injured as some of ░░░░░░░░ victims were transported others ░░░░░░░░ presented at local hospitals ░░░░░░░░ those are the numbers ░░░░░░░░ know for right now ░░░░░░░░ ll continue to monitor ░░░░░░░░ information coming out of ░░░░░░░░ area and as events ░░░░░░░░ we ll come back ░░░░░░░░ the air For now ░░░░░░░░ m Lester Holt NBC ░░░░░░░░ Good night.”