dan springer is on the line with us now. dan, what do you know?uck in traffic it's that time of day out here in the west coast, shep. i have been listening to reports and listening to this same chilling account as you have. there is one report that i heard that a gun manual. there is nothing that the police have said so far. this is a scene obviously of chaos with people running all over the mall as they heard the shot. it was one absolutely breathtaking account that i heard of a man who was still inside of his -- of when the stores that he was shopping in. and he saw two people who had been shot and put a white sheet other them. he was calms that he was describing. this i believe he was in shosk. the things that people have seen today down there in that mall are absolutely jurt quu just stunning. we will see what we can do in the way information. right now the politics are just doing their jobs trying to find. >> shepard: thanks, dan. we're getting multiple reports via our local stationenned and newspaper there. here is the scene accounted for us

dan springer is live at the mall. what more do we know about the victim?reporter: well, gretchen, heartbreaking stories but let's talk about the good news, that is that the one surviving victim is doing a lot better, she's very lucky to to be alive basedn where the bullet hit her. kristina shevchenko is in serious condition but expected to make a full recovery. the bullet went through her back, came out her chest and bruised her lung. we're learning more about the two killed. 45-year-old steven forsyth married with two kids, he owned a kiosk in the mall, a side job that was supposed to last through the holidays. and 54-year-old cindy ann yuille was a hospice nurse christmas shopping for her stepson. >> cindy was an amazing hospice nurse, she spent her life helping others transition to the end of life and her family never got to say good-bye. >> the mall is closed for a second day today but is expected to open at 9:00 tomorrow. >> gretchen: when you see the pictures of the victims and learn about their families, it's so senseless. can you tell us anything m

dan springer live from the mall. what more are we learning? >> reporter: bill, we expect to learn a lot more later on today when police hold a news conference at 10:00 local time. they say they have made a positive identification or tent at this identification. but they will not release the identity to the media until they're 100% sure. he is described as a white male, apparently wearing camouflage, body armour and hockey mask. jason-style hockey mask walking through the mall methodically shooting at people. people heard two initial gunshots and 15 or 18 more after that. there were people all over this mall obviously just two weeks before christmas. shoppers, employees. maybe as many as 10,000, 12,000 people inside. the santa, mall santa was there. we understand he had a lineup outside of his area there. one child apparently on his lap began when the shooting began. hear what the mall santa had to say. >> when i heard 18 more shots i decided it was semiautomatic hit the floor. my employees scattered and got out of there. because when i got up

megyn: dan springer streaming live to us from happy valley, oregon. dan? >> reporter: yeah, megyn that news conference at the sheriff's headquarters is supposed to start any minute now. we can tell you they're expecting to release the name of the suspect and also both victims who were killed in yesterday's shooting. our local affiliate here, kptv, in portland identified one of the victims killed yesterday. he is steve forsyth, a husband and father and owner of a portland marketing firm. this was absolute chaos yesterday. we do know now that the gunman went into the mall through the macy's store and then walked through the macy's armed with this gun, into the food court and began shooting at around 3:30 yesterday afternoon. most of the witnesses put the number of shots at 20 but some of the estimates have been as high as 60. that will all be sorted out by the cops. police say as you mentioned the suspect did not have any connection to the victims. so it looks like this was another horrible random act. the scene was one of panic and chaos. some people captur

dan springer live for us in portland. dan, what can you tell us? >> reporter: jon, we know the gunman caulked into the -- walked into the maul through one of the ainge core stores, the macy's behind me and walked into the mall through the macy's store at 3:30 yesterday afternoon he opened fire. most witnesses put the number of gunshots right around 20. the suspect police say did not have any connection to his victims. this looks like another one of those horrific random acts. the scene inside obviously panic and chaos. some people captured video on cell phones and put it up on social media. roughly 10 to 12,000 shoppers and workers were inside at the time. obviously the height of the christmas shopping season. here is what it sounded like on police scanners. >> the gun jammed and there is a mag laying out here fully loaded at least last place they saw them go. he fired 10 or 15 rounds out here and the gun jammed on him. >> reporter: the suspect's name along with the two people who were killed, the names of those victims will likely be released in a

correspondent dan springer says it could have been worse. >> cell phone video shows the kay yous in a -- chaos in mall in portland. they ran for lives hand held high to show police they were not a threat. >> my friend was on the ground. crawling toward the door. i heard two more shots, jumping on the ground and crawling for door. i heard someone yell get on the ground. >> they say 22-year-old roberts was armed with semi-automatic rifle he stole earlier in the day from someone he knew. witnesses say he fired between 20 and 60 shots the mall's food court, killing two people and wounding a third before turning the fun on himself. investigators say he wore a hockey mask and special load-bearing vest that allowed him to carry fully loaded magazine clips. they don't know the motive, police ruled out terrorism. >> there were no indicators that this was going to happen. and every indication that we have to this point is that he acted alone in this. >> killed in the attack were 54-year-old and a 45-year-old. husband and father of two. neither had a connection to the shooter. police searched th

. >> shepard: dan springer outside portland this afternoon. thanks.acobs roberts, the suspect here was on facebook. we got a look at what his friends say there. it indicates he was in a relationship. and that he worked at what he called the most badass eurass go shop in town. in his bio, he wrote if you ask someone that knows me they'd say i'm a funny person that takes sarcasm to the max. the kind of person that is going to do what i want. there is no reason for another person to tell you what to do i'm the conductor of my choo choo train. i may be young, but i have lived one crazy life so far. it certainly ended that way. what other than insanity could motivate somebody to start shooting people in a mall? tonight, two innocents are dead. teenager fighting for her life. a lot of folks in an around portland are suffering because of one man, two decided to walk in that mall yesterday afternoon. and open fire. experts say north korea may now be closer to being able to fire a nuclear weapon at the united states. after the launch that happened during the n

dan springer live for news portland, oregon, with the very latest. essary story, dan. >> yeah, really is. good morning. police did say yesterday that they have tentatively identified the gunman, but will not release his identity until they are 100% sure. we just got word that they have scheduled a news conference for 10:00 o'clock local time this morning. so we will know a lot more as we if through today. but this was a scene of total chaos. this mall behind me just outside of portland is closed right now and will remain closed for this entire day as police continue their investigation. again, no word on motive, although there was a question asked at the news conference late last night asking whether or not the gunman, if they knew whether the gunman was recently fired. we will have a lot more hopefully on identity and motive as we go through today. witnesses describe the scene of total chaos. there was some people who took video with their cell phones. they heard two shots in the open food court area near macy's. but then witnesses say they heard up

dan springer joins us from oregon. dan? >> reporter: yeah, megyn.etting a mixed picture of jacob roberts, you know, on facebook, his facebook posting, he described himself as an adrenaline junkie who likes shooting, but most people who were talking about him are saying he was a pretty average guy. he had recently quit his job and told friends he was moving to hawaii, but then he may have missed his flight last weekend. some people also say he was depressed about a recent breakup with his girlfriend. tuesday morning he was seen carrying his guitar case. roberts' mother had complained about his drug use and worried about him ending up in the prison, but he had no real criminal record, and through a friend, his mom issued a statement. >> tammy wishes to express her shock and grief at the events at the town center on tuesday. she has no understanding or explanation for her son's behavior. >> reporter: now, the tragedy might have been a lot worse if the ar-15 rifle roberts stole had not temporarily jammed. also the mall and local police had just trained

fox's dan springer is live in happy valley, oregon. what you learned overnight about this shooter and the victims. >> reporter: well, just a horrible shooting obviously and something that, as you learn more about these victims becomes so much more tragic. let's talk about the good news first. that is 15-year-old christina is going to survive doctors say. they held a news conference at the hospital. she is still listed in serious condition but she is expected to make a full recovery. a bullet went through her back and bruised her lung but apparently did not hit vital organs. she had surgery to look inside to find out exactly what the injuries were. they said she will need a couple more surgeries but is expected to make a full recovery. that is the good news. the horrible tragic news, these two people killed, 45-year-old steve forsyth, own ad kiosk in the mall. he was described as a entrepreneur. he owned a media company at one time. married, father of two and youth sports coach. 54-year-old cindy yule woos a hospice nurse, she was in the