Shooting at Washington state convenience store kills 3

The shooter is still at large, and the motive remains unknown, local police was quoted by Xinhua news agency as saying. Yakima Police Chief Matt Murray said a man walked into a Circle K convenience store in Yakima early Tuesday morning and killed three people. The shooter took a car after shooting at the driver and then drove away.

Three people were killed in a shooting at a convenience store in Yakima of the US' Washington state.

The shooter is still at large, and the motive remains unknown, local police was quoted by Xinhua news agency as saying.

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Yakima Police Chief Matt Murray said a man walked into a Circle K convenience store in Yakima early Tuesday morning and killed three people. The shooter took a car after shooting at the driver and then drove away.

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"It appears to be a random situation," Murray said in a police video posted on social media. "There was no apparent conflict between the parties, the male just walked in and started shooting."

"This is a dangerous person and it's random so it's a danger to the community," Murray added.

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