Victims of Indiana Mall Attack, Along with Gunman and 'Good Samaritan' Who Stopped Shooter, Are ID'd

Mar. 15, 2025

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Those killed were identified as 56-year-old Pedro Pineda, his wife 37-year-old Rosa Rivera de Pineda and 30-year-old Victor Gomez. Also injured in the attack were a 22-year-old woman and a 12-year-old girl.

The longtime married couple and natives of El Salvador liked to spend time together at the mall and eat in the food court, theIndianapolisStarreported.

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The shooter then fired more rounds, hitting the 22-year-old woman in the leg. A bullet fragment that ricocheted off the wall hit the 12-year-old girl as she was fleeing.

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“He engaged the gunman from quite a distance with a handgun,” Greenwood Police Chief Jim Ison said at a press conference Monday. “Was very proficient in that, very tactically sound and as he moved in to close in on the suspect, he was also motioning for people to exit behind him.”

In a statement to CBS, the Greenwood Park Mall said, in part, “We are grateful for the strong response of the first responders, including the heroic actions of the Good Samaritan who stopped the suspect.”

In a search of the gunman’s apartment, law enforcement found the oven on high temperature with a laptop and a can of butane inside.

source: people.com