Who was Greenwood Park Mall shooter Jonathan Sapirman?

PANDEMONIUM ensued when an armed gunman entered a shopping mall and opened fire on the patrons in the vicinity.

A day after the Greenwood Park Mall shooting, the suspect's name was revealed to be Jonathan Sapirman.

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Who was Greenwood Park Mall shooter Jonathan Sapirman?

On July 17, 2022, an armed shooter made their way into the Greenwood Park Mall and began firing at the crowd of shoppers.

At some point during the shooting, one shopper intervened and shot the assailant, effectively killing him.

A day later on Monday, July 18, police officials named 20-year-old Jonathan Sapirman as the alleged assailant responsible.

Law enforcement also revealed that alleged gunman Sapirman had a juvenile police record.

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The armed bystander who shot Sapirman dead has been identified as Elisjsha Dicken, according to reports.

Reports by Indiana authorities claim that the alleged perpetrator was armed with two rifles, a handgun, and 100 rounds of ammunition.

However, cops reported that Sapirman used only one of the rifles to carry out the shooting.

Before he unleashed gunfire on the crowd, law enforcement shared that Sapirman arrived at the Greenwood Park Mall at 4.54pm EST and barricaded himself in the restroom for over an hour.

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After he emerged from the bathroom area at a time dated to be 5.56pm, the reported perpetrator then commenced shooting in the food court area of the mall.

Who are the Greenwood Park Mall shooting victims?

The lives claimed from the horrific ordeal included 56-year-old Pedro Pineda, 37-year-old Rosa Mirian Rivera de Pineda, and 30-year-old Victor Gomez.

Two more victims, including a 12-year-old girl, were injured in the shooting.

That Sunday, Greenwood police Chief James Ison stated during a press conference: "As you can imagine, this situation is horrible.

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"The real hero of the day is the citizen that was lawfully carrying a firearm in the food court, and was able to stop the shooter almost as soon as he began."

Chief Ison added: "Many more people would have died last night if not for a responsibly armed citizen.

"This has shaken us to our core. This isn’t something that we have seen here in Greenwood before."