Report: Mall Shooter Used Stolen AR-15

Start your day with TPM.
Sign up for the Morning Memo newsletter

Jacob Tyler Roberts, the 22-year-old who opened fire in a mall in Oregon on Tuesday, used an AR-15 assault rifle he stole from an acquaintance, the Wall Street Journal reported late Wednesday. Roberts killed two people and injured anther before police found him dead of what was believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. 

Latest Livewire
Masthead Masthead
Founder & Editor-in-Chief:
Executive Editor:
Managing Editor:
Deputy Editor:
Editor at Large:
General Counsel:
Publisher:
Head of Product:
Director of Technology:
Associate Publisher:
Front End Developer:
Senior Designer: