Oregon Safeway Employee Deemed Heroic After Attempting To Disarm Gunman Who Killed 2, Injured 2: Police

A 66-year-old Safeway employee who was killed in a shooting Sunday night at one of the chain’s supermarkets in Bend, Oregon, has been hailed as a hero after attempting to disarm the gunman, which authorities said likely prevented more deaths.

Donald Ray Surrett Jr., also of Bend, attacked the 20-year-old shooter near the rear of the store in the produce section after the gunman had fired several rounds from a rifle, police said.

“Mr. Surrett acted heroically during this terrible incident,” Bend PD Communications Manager Sheila Miller said Monday at a news conference.