๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ: ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ญ, ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐
- Raw Pettis
- Jun 2
- 2 min read
๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ซ: ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ. ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐, ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐๐, ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐. ๐๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ.
On May 25, 2026, officers with the Pleasant Hill Police Department responded to the Price Chopper parking lot at 2101 State Route 7 Highway in Pleasant Hill, in reference to a shots-fired incident.
According to the probable cause statement, officers arrived at approximately 4:29 p.m. and located two males on the ground. One juvenile male had sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen, and Allen Thomas Prince had sustained a gunshot wound to the head that was later determined to be self-inflicted. Officers located a Winchester .243-caliber bolt-action rifle next to Prince and secured the weapon. Based on statements from multiple witnesses indicating Prince was the shooter and had fired the shots during the incident, officers placed Prince in handcuffs while medical aid was rendered. A second victim with a gunshot wound was also located and treated by EMS personnel; that victim was later pronounced deceased at the scene.
During the investigation, officers interviewed witnesses who were present in the parking lot. Witnesses reported seeing Prince retrieve a rifle from his vehicle and begin firing. One witness stated Prince fired at a woman near her vehicle, causing her to fall to the ground. Witnesses further reported that Prince scanned the parking lot and fired at a juvenile who was pushing shopping carts. Witnesses stated they observed Prince continue scanning the area before attempting to leave the scene, when two armed citizens approached and held him at gunpoint until officers arrived.
While speaking with witnesses, one reported hearing what they initially believed were fireworks before observing Prince and the juvenile on the ground. An armed citizen at the scene stated they drew their firearm, ordered Prince to move the rifle away, then he and another armed citizen kept Prince at gunpoint until law enforcement arrived. Several individuals rendered medical aid while awaiting emergency responders.
A review of the surveillance footage from the parking lot showed Prince pulling into the parking lot, exiting his vehicle with the rifle, and firing a first round that struck the juvenile from behind as the juvenile walked away. The footage then showed Prince firing a second round that struck another individual who appeared to be fleeing. Moments later, Prince appeared to turn the rifle on himself and fire a round, causing his self-inflicted injury. The video also showed citizens approaching to render aid before officers arrived.
Investigators recovered three spent shell casings near Prince and one spent casing inside the rifleโs chamber. Prince was found in possession of approximately 20 additional rounds of ammunition. The ammunition recovered from Prince matched the make and caliber of the spent casings located at the scene. Witness statements also indicated Prince fired a round at another individual near a truck but missed.
Prince is now charged with two counts of first-degree assault, three counts of armed criminal action, and first-degree murder.
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