The suspect in a shooting at a Washington grocery store has been taken into custody.
The suspect, identified by police as 39-year-old Aaron Christopher Kelly, was taken into custody late Monday after allegedly opening fire in a Fred Meyer in Richland, Washington, killing at least one person and injuring another.
“Kelly was arrested on Interstate 90 between Sprague and the City of Spokane. … We thank the numerous law enforcement partners that quickly collaborated to apprehend this subject,” the Richland Police Department said in a Facebook post.
Officials were on a manhunt to apprehend a suspect who fled the scene after opening fire at the Richland Fred Meyer on Monday morning. One victim died, and another was hospitalized following the incident.
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“The entire Fred Meyer family offers our thoughts, prayers, and support to all affected individuals and families during this difficult time,” a Fred Meyer representative said in an email to the Washington Examiner after the shooting.
The Richland Police Department released a post with an image of Kelly earlier on Monday, declaring him “armed and dangerous.”
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Kelly will be transported to Tri-Cities and booked into the Benton County Jail on a charge of murder in the first degree and attempted murder in the first degree, police said.
