A gunman opened fire in a mall crowded with Christmas shoppers here Tuesday afternoon, killing at least two people and sending at least one person to a hospital before being found dead, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office.

据克拉克默斯县警长办公室介绍，周二下午，一名持枪者在波特兰一个挤满圣诞购物者的商场内开枪，造成至少两人当场死亡，至少一人在送往医院救治后被发现死亡。

The attack at about 3:30 p.m. in the Clackamas Town Center sent hundreds of shoppers and merchants running for cover as the gunman wielding an apparent assault rifle fired off what witnesses on Twitter and on local television stations described as about 60 shots.

枪击案发生在周二下午大约3时30分，地点是克拉克默斯镇中心(Clackamas Town Center)。在枪手挥舞着表面看来是突击步枪的武器的同时，数百名购物者和商家四处逃窜寻找掩护。据当地电视台和目击者在推特(Twitter)上的描述，这名枪手大约发射了60枚子弹。

In a press conference, Lt. James Rhodes of Clackamas County Sheriff's Office said the male shooter had been found dead after police, responding to numerous 911 calls, stormed into the mall.

在资讯发布会上，克拉克默斯县警长办公室的罗德(James Rhodes)说，在警方接到数通报警电话冲进商场时，这名男性持枪者已被发现死亡。

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