FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A man is in custody after the Fort Wayne Police Department responded to calls of shots fired inside the Georgetown Kroger Thursday evening.
Officers responded to multiple calls regarding a man shooting inside the Georgetown Kroger, located at 6310 E State Blvd, just before 6:15 p.m., according to a release from FWPD. When officers arrived they learned the suspect had fled the scene.
Officers then searched the Kroger for victims or additional shooters. No victims were found but officers were able to locate several casings in the store.
While at the scene, officers got word of a man near the store matching the description of the alleged shooter. He was then taken into custody.
Early Friday morning, FWPD identified the suspect as 20-year-old Richard Klaff, Jr. He's preliminarily charged with three counts of attempted murder and one count of criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon. Klaff was booked into the Allen County Jail.
It is not believed that any other shooters were involved. There is no active threat to the community, according to the press release from FWPD.
A Facebook live video went viral following the shooting. In the video, later removed by Facebook, a man is seen in the bathroom threatening to shoot 11 people. He then walks around Kroger while on live, stating, “If I'm going to go out, I'm going out with a bang.” The suspect then appears to unload six shots before the video cuts off.
WANE 15 asked an officer on the scene if the person in the Facebook Live was the same person arrested. Officers at the scene confirmed it was, but a public information officer with FWPD declined to make the same statement.
Not far from the Kroger, Indiana State Representative Bob Morris was coaching baseball at Georgetown Little League when the safety protocol was initiated.
“I got a call from someone with the Fort Wayne Police Department that there was an active shooter at Georgetown Square, he was in the Kroger store,” said Morris.
Morris said his main goal was to keep the kids safe.
“We secured the kids, got the kids in the dugout for an active shooter situation,” Morris said. When he received another call that the suspect was heading northbound, the direction of the fields, he canceled the games and had everyone leave.
Morris confirmed with WANE 15 that the suspect was in a store north of Kroger when police apprehended him and his weapon.
“Safe neighborhood, a safe shopping center, and it hits close to home that things can happen like this,” Morris said.
A spokesperson with Kroger shared a brief statement about the incident:
We are deeply saddened by the incident at our E. State Boulevard store in Fort Wayne. We are cooperating with the investigation by local law enforcement, and we have initiated counseling services for our associates. Plans to reopen the store will be announced later.
For now, to protect the integrity of the ongoing investigation, we are referring questions to the Fort Wayne Police Department.”
Eric Halvorson, Kroger Spokesperson
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 700 President Tracy Bartak issued the following statement late Thursday night:
“Our hearts go out to all of our Kroger family who were affected by tonight's shooting. Store 425 will be closed the rest of tonight and tomorrow. Beginning Friday, mental health counselors will be available free of charge for anyone in need both in person at the store as well as via phone or FaceTime.”
Bartak went on to say that employees should contact their local union representative for information on how to schedule virtual counseling sessions.
This incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department and the Allen County Prosecutor's Office.
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He didn't even kill anyone when he was that close to them? That dumbass is a failure on every level of his life.
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Glad he failed
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Bro watch the shooting in slow motion I've never seen such a limp wrist it's no wonder he didn't hit anyone, and if he was such a terrible shot why didnt he do it from point blank range? The dude at the counter didn't even see him coming. Absolute failure.
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That's what I'm saying.
And the way he was limp wristing that pistol I'm surprised he didn't cause it to jam it up.
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I swear, these mass shooters are retards, holding their gun like a hoodlum-guy, causing it to have a higher chance of jamming and more recoil.
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He didn't even go out in a blaze of glory.
What a fucking loser.
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Yep, missed most of his shots and said "Im out" like the pussy he was.![:marseyemojirofl: :marseyemojirofl:](https://i.watchpeopledie.tv/e/marseyemojirofl.webp)
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He might as well have just done a mag dump into the ceiling.
The end result would've been the same.
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Shouldve mag-dumped into the sky only for those rounds to drop back down and hit him.
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Haha he'd probably still have missed.
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Plus, the engravings gave him no tactical advantage whatsoever...![:marseyshrug: :marseyshrug:](https://i.watchpeopledie.tv/e/marseyshrug.webp)
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Yeah, with their stupid "gold" slide, and writings on their gun.
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I didnt know that grip has something todo woth it not jamming, i guess that makes sense. you learn something new every day
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Yeah limp wristing a semi auto can either cause a failure to eject or a failure to feed.
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Jesus fucking Christ, what a pathetic little wigger bitch.
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Went full wigger mode and sprayed bullets without hitting anything
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kills - 0
injured - 0
miss shots - 4
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wasn't it 6? or did someone shoot at HIS dumbass? (not calling you that just to clarify)
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He seems like the type of dude to say “Yo where's my hug?” Every time he sees a female friend.
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Why is this clown speaking like a black guy, is that his whole gimmick.
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I wanna know how he chose who to shoot. This is the first time I've ever seen a video where the shooter is very selective and almost empathetic about who they are choosing. The Buffalo shooter I think did skip over a white guy and apologized, before continuing on to shoot black people.
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Idk he passed over multiple kids and young people saying only old men and then shot at the first black guy he seen 😭 my guess is he thought he street and see a black guy and was like yup gangster and shot but who knows with someone that dumb
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Yeah he didn't want to shoot any old men which I find interesting.
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"I'm going out with a bang nigga". Is out of breath from walking across a grocery store and then fails to hit a single target. That first half of the video is some of the most cringe shit I've ever seen. I try to be optimistic and believe people are capable of change, but wiggers like this kid...I genuinely don't see them ever contributing to society or doing anything productive. Should have used those 4 bullets on his own head.
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His adrenalin was going. That's why he was out of breath. It's probably also the reason why his dumb ass didnt hit anyone.
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why is this dumb cracker talking like a monkey? Absolute race traitor
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What a stupid worthless cunt. Runs his rancid cocksucker on social media psyching himself up, leaves the bathroom, walks past a bunch of people he could have shot, fires off a couple rounds, hits no one, runs, gets arrested, life ruined. Bet he was shaking like a leaf the whole time and I'm surprised his voice didn't crack even once. Everyone will remember him as an impotent pussy jackass lol.
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nigga looks like the 25 year old that tries to sell weed outside a highschool
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Misses every shot then shouts bitch ass ni**a
Why aint i supprised hes AmErCaN
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what an idiot who shoots up a random store anyway if it was racially motivated atleast he could've used his stupid ass wigger brain to target them that's the bare minimum...
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Wiggers are the gayest kneegards
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What a fkn idiot wannabe.
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You aren't allowed to smoke in the grocery store, jackass
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Pro tip: is they LOOK and ACT like a DOOSHBAG... 99% of the time they ARE. ;D
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Web Cam Footage
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lip smacking at random has to be the biggest display of being a lap drooling retard you can give
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That's what I'm talking about
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Litterally like 5 minutes away from me that's crazy it made it on here… 🤣🤣 mannn
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Got arrested behind papa John's right across the street🤣🤣
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Wannabe gangster
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Point blank range and he still couldn't hit shit, fucking loser.
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god this is so cringe
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Wow real tough shoot miss and run away. I don't think he even got anyone. Probably would have better aim with that thing sideways
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The amount of product placement in this murder stream. Absolutely shameful. How could someone stoop so low?![:marseyunamused: :marseyunamused:](https://i.watchpeopledie.tv/e/marseyunamused.webp)
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What a fucking loser
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Bro said he is about to kill everyone and only shots a black person 💀
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Hahahahahaha 💀😂
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He lived :(
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Why would you just shoot a wall
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Chasin loot? babytron
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Low testosterone activities
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What a pussy...any white dude that uses the n word and shoots like that is a pussy
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pussy choked![:marseylaughpoundfist: :marseylaughpoundfist:](https://i.watchpeopledie.tv/e/marseylaughpoundfist.webp)
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Retards like this are why I carry would've dropped him in a heartbeat if I saw him walking around with a piece out.
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Hes pretty scrawny, and there are some hard ass mofos in Indiana prisons, hopefully hes housed with someone nice 😁![https://media.giphy.com/media/j1Xyt3DHfJcmk/giphy.webp](https://i.watchpeopledie.tv/i/l.webp)
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Tf is Walter Jr doing
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white people
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Snapshots:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/suspect-identified-after-shots-fired-at-georgetown-kroger/ar-BB1mWH76:
ghostarchive.org
archive.org
archive.ph (click to archive)
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He's such a damn prick that he live-streamed it, anyone who kills innocent people is retarded
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Dont worry, that little bitch is on his way to a lifelong cock buffet...wonder how long till he hangs himself
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A fucking new brenton tarrant like livestream😊
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you're genuinely retarded
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You watch anime, you're retarded and a phaggot
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how is that? explain it to me newstrag
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