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 Two women and one man are dead after a shooting inside a Martin's Super Market grocery store Wednesday night in Elkhart. 
 
 The gunman entered through the deli door around 10 p.m. at the Martin's located in the 3900 block of E. Bristol Street, then opened fire with a semi-automatic handgun. 
 
 "We believe it was a single shooter and he is dead," Indiana State Police Sgt. Trent Smith said at a press conference early Thursday morning. 
 
 Police shot and killed the gunman, a 22-year-old white male, who lived in the area. They say the gunman had his weapon pointed at a third person when he arrived, then pointed the gun at them before they fired the fatal shots. 
 
 The victims are described as a 44-year-old female shopper and a 20-year-old Martin's employee. 
 
 “We are pretty confident that Elkhart's quick response to the scene most definitely saved lives tonight," Smith said regarding Elkhart Police Department's reaction to the initial 911 call. Two Elkhart Police officers were on the scene within three minutes. 
 
 The relationship, if any, between the two victims and the shooter is unknown. Police said the victims' bodies were found 10-12 store aisles apart. 
 
 Tony Beltran's mother works at the store and talked to her shortly after the shooting. 
 
 "She told me that she heard what sounded like gunshots and everybody around her was telling her that they heard gunshots." 
 
 "What I was told by my mother was that they evacuated Martin's and at the time that she gave me the call, she was outside. I asked her if she was okay; she was all right." 
 
 Police found both a knife and a large caliber, semi-automatic handgun in the store. "Several" rounds were exchanged between officers and the gunman. 
 
 "That's today's society, unfortunately," Smith said. "We live in that world. There is not a day that goes by it seems anymore that we aren't learning about a school shooting or at a business. We hope this would never come to our hometown, and here it is." 
 
 Because it was an officer involved shooting, Elkhart police have handed over the investigation to the Indiana State Police, per standard protocol. 
 
 The store was open at the time of the shooting. 
 
 "It's a huge crime scene," Smith said. "The area where the shootings happened in the store are basically from one area of the store to the next." 
 
 Witnesses were taken to the police station and the Indiana State Police are continuing the investigation. 
 
 Jessica Smith is the general manager at the Fat Tomato, a restaurant directly next to Martin's. 
 
 "It was very scary," she said. "We had just finished up our night a little bit before 10 and we were put on lock down by the police department. I was essentially holding 20 plus people hostage in my building." 
 
 "This is my neighborhood. This is where I live. I know so many people who work in there. This is devastating." 
 
 Martin's Super Markets posted the following on their Facebook page Wednesday night: "Thank you to our community for your thoughts and prayers tonight. We will comment further when we can do so responsibly and appropriately." 
 
 "It makes me feel angry, obviously," Beltran added. "This world, I guess, is kind of screwed up right now. You can't even go to the grocery store and not be safe." ||||| Photo courtesy of Facebook: (Krystle Dikes-left; Rachelle Godfread-right) 
 
 ELKHART, Ind. (Jan. 16th, 2014) – Officers with the Elkhart Police Department in northern Indiana fatally shot a man accused of killing two female shoppers at a supermarket Wednesday night. 
 
 The shooting occurred just after 10 p.m. at the Martin’s Supermarket, located at 3900 E. Bristol Street, on the city’s northeast side. 
 
 Police responded to a call regarding a man with a gun in the store. Police said the two officers to arrive first on the scene confronted the armed suspect and fired multiple shots, killing him. The suspect was later identified as 22-year-old Shawn Bair. 
 
 Authorities said Bair was armed with a .40 caliber semi-automatic handgun and a large hunting knife. 
 
 Officers on the scene soon discovered two deceased women inside the store. Police said Bair fatally shot the two women, who were identified as 20-year-old employee Krystle Dikes and 44-year-old shopper Rachelle Godfread. 
 
 The shooting is still under investigation, and police are interviewing witnesses and looking over the store’s surveillance video. 
 
 At this time, police are working to determine a possible motive for the shooting. 
 
 Gov. Mike Pence released the following statement Thursday following the fatal shootings: 
 
 “I was deeply saddened to learn of the tragic loss of life suffered last night during the shooting at Martin’s Supermarket in Elkhart. I commend the Elkhart Police Department for courageously intervening and bringing the incident to a swift conclusion. The First Lady and I extend our condolences to the families of the victims and offer our prayers to the entire community during this difficult time.” 
 
 
 
 
 

– Three people are dead after a deadly shooting last night in Elkhart, Indiana: A gunman entered Martin's Super Market just after 10pm and began firing "from one area of the store to the next," killing two women before he was shot dead by police. The gunman—a local white man in his 20s—pointed a semiautomatic handgun at arriving officers, who fired, WXIN reports, though WNDU notes "several" rounds were exchanged between the man and police. The two victims—a staff member in her late teens or early 20s and a customer in her 40s—were found 10 to 12 aisles apart, making this a "huge crime scene," a police spokesman says. The relationship between the victims and shooter, who was also carrying a large knife, isn't known, but "we are pretty confident that Elkhart's quick response to the scene most definitely saved lives tonight," the spokesman said, adding, "There is not a day that goes by it seems anymore that we aren't learning about a school shooting or at a business. We hope this would never come to our hometown, and here it is." One man, whose mother works at the store, said it was evacuated after gunshots were heard. "She told me that she heard what sounded like gunshots and everybody around her was telling her that they heard gunshots," he said, adding, "You can't even go to the grocery store and not be safe."