I'm here at the Gorge Amphithear
where a shooting happened here e
last night in the campground ar.
Today I've spoken with several
people who were at last night's
concert and are just heartbroke.
I'll be sharing their stories.
Coming up on Crap, is he?
Half the people knew what was going on,
the other half were ignorant in an event
thinking they were having a great time.
While there's someone
shooting the campground.
Chaos and confusion in the hours
after last night's shooting,
tonight we're breaking down
where it happened and how some
had no idea what was unfolding,
just a short walk away.
Gusty winds have ushered in
much cooler temperatures today,
and I'm tracking a continuationf
unseasonably cold weather as wee
towards the first day of summer this week.
And people came sprinting in through the
gates telling us there's an active shooter.
Fear, panic and confusion.
Less than 24 hours ago,
a suspect opened fire at the
Gorge Campground while a music
festival was underway at a stage
just a short 10 minute walk awa.
Thanks for trusting CREB 2 Newst
5:00 As your news source tonigh.
I'm Cody Proctor.
Right now we know two people died and
three others were hurt in that shooting,
including the shooter.
This all happened just after 8:0
last night during the Beyond
Wonderland music festival,
and as we have heard from concert goers,
some people didn't even know there was
an active threat anywhere near .
It was it was packed.
People were going crazy.
Half the people knew what was going on.
The other half were ignorant
in an event thinking they were
having a great time while theres
someone shooting the campground.
Now, the reason for so much confusion has
a lot to do with the layout of the venue.
Here is a map of the Gorge.
You can see the stage here in
the upper left hand corner.
That's where thousands of people
were last night during the shoo.
Meanwhile, the shooting itself
happened here in Standard Campi,
which is about a 10 minute walk
away from the concert venue.
Tonight we have team coverage
in Grant County Cremators.
Janelle Finch is at a gas statin
not far from the Gorge Amphither
venue where people stopped on
their way out of town today.
She spoke with concert goers to find out
how they're feeling in the aftermath.
But first,
we start off with our chief journalist,
Amanda Rowley.
She's joining us now live from
the venue entrance with what
details we know so far.
Amanda.
Yeah, Cody, I have been watching a trail
of cars and RV's leaving the Gorge today,
and that's because all events planned
for today have been cancelled.
Now, just to be clear,
media has not been allowed
onto the Gorge property today,
but I was still able to talk wih
several people who have been
to the concert throughout this
weekend and they tell me they ae
heartbroken about what happened here.
The Beyond Wonderland
Festival at the Gorge Amphithear
was meant to be a weekend of
fun and beauty and experience.
Vanessa Frank didn't want to fo,
so she snapped this moment
Saturday evening. At
first I thought it was beautiful
because it was just two trees ad
the hammock and the camp those.
People who I was camping right
there had no one around them.
But that peaceful moment she
captured on her way to the venue
suddenly became a terrifying on.
Now, looking back on it this
morning, like I said it was,
it's kind of like a horror scen.
Like, it reminds me of, like,
that was when we were running.
Vanessa and her friend Alex rano
the venue because they learned n
active shooter near their campground.
The venue seemed like the safest place to go,
but as soon as we got to
the first people we saw,
they were immediately they
were like, get in here.
Evacuation Get in here.
The Grant County Sheriff's Offie
says a shooter fired randomly io
a crowd at the overflow campsite
of the gorge at 8:25 PM Officers
surrounded the area and took the
alleged shooter into custody.
We saw people getting into
other people's tents to hide
because it was the closest spot.
The Sheriff's Office says the shooting
resulted in two deaths and injured 3 people.
The shooter was among those thrs
law enforcement investigated the scene.
Beyond Wonderland tweeted the Ge
Gate H campground was closed of.
Some witnesses told me that meat
people couldn't access their
belongings in the closed off ar.
There was a girl who mentioned t
how she wasn't able to get even
like change it to work clothes.
Bailey Conley asked to not be filmed,
but she told us she and her fris
donated whatever extra blankets they had.
We had a lot of people from
our group they were coming
through and just around.
They were obviously trying
to get together and like,
hey, you have some blankets,
I'll trade you sleeping bags
because this is an officer involved shooting.
The North Central Washington
Special Investigation Unit is
taking over the investigation,
which means all future updates
will go through that agency.
Grant County Sheriff's
Office did share today.
Families of the victims have ben
notified and their identities
will be released in a few days.
Now, tonight we still do
not know the identity of the
alleged shooter or their motive.
And of course we'll keep you
updated as CERN as soon as we
learn more Reporting in Quincy.
Amanda Rowley, Crime 2 News.
Amanda, thank you so much.
Now last night's shooting
is also raising questions of
security amongst concert goers.
The gorge list of set of rules d
restrictions on their website,
and you can see that list is long and on it,
no firearms or weapons of any k.
People at the concert also say
they had to go through metal
detectors to get to the stage,
but there weren't thorough sears
of cars entering the campground,
something one camper says he'd e
happy to comply with in the fut.
I would love to see venues and f
like that show that extra effor.
And if that means that I have
to spend an hour while you
detail thoroughly search my car,
that's what it means.
I'm okay with that.
We have reached out to Live Nat,
who owns the venue. We have not
heard back from them at this po.
Meanwhile, Creme Two's Janelle Finch is
also joining us in the town of George,
just a short a 10 minutes
away from the amphitheater.
Their people fueled up their
vehicles to head home early.
Janelle, as we turn to you,
what have people been telling
you before hitting the road?
Cody, I spoke to a lot of
disappointed Beyond Wonderland s
here at Shree's Truck Stop toda.
They say that they're bummed that they
have to cancel their trips earl,
but they're also say after
last night's deadly shooting,
there's just no way to continue after that.
Some festival fans have
been looking forward to be
on Wonderland at the Gorge for months.
He's always getting music at a good time.
Alex Baumgarter is from the tri-cities
but came in from Portland to attend the
Electric Festival with his hometown friends.
I really like to try to get theo
raise because it's super peacefl
and super accepting environment.
But the good times took a dark,
quick turn on Saturday night.
A shooting at one of the gorgeous campgrounds
killed two people and injured three others.
Baumgarter says this may affect
who goes to future festivals.
I can see it being a big deal for like
new ravers is because they're tg
to get that good experience ande
some good time and then all of a sudden
sudden a big deal like an active shooter
is going to be traumatizing for many people.
The shooting led to be on Wonded
canceling day two of the festiv.
This means fans are making the
drive home earlier than expecte.
Rio Mendez says he's disappointd
his trip from Kelowna,
BC, is ending like this.
It definitely sucks.
I mean, I'm missing out and alle
artists that I want to see toda,
but I mean it's for a good reas.
It's definitely fair.
I don't think anyone's in the mood to
really be partying and raving right now.
Baumgarter says he's hopeful the
positive aspects of raves will
bring people back to festivals
one day like old ravers. I
think they understand that the
Gorge is a really good place an.
Great cultures is really peacef,
so I think they understand thaty
can come back and they'll be OK.
According to Beyond Wonderland's website,
this weekend's festival
was completely sold out.
Beyond Wonderland and several of
the artists that were set to pem
today have expressed their condolences
on social media for the friendsd
families affected by last night's events.
Live in George Janelle Finch CREPT to news.
Janelle, thank you so much.
Now, right now, we know there aa
lot of still unanswered questios
tonight and a lot of confusion.
So we are actually working right now to
try to answer some of those questions.
So here's a list of what
we want to know right now.
We're still working to get in contact
with the North Central Washingtn
Special Investigations Unit,
trying to find out the identityf
the suspect and their condition.
At this hour,
we also want to know the condition of
the other two people who were h.
And the identities of the two who died.
We also want to know the circumstances
of what led up to the shooting
and what was the motive.
Now these are just some of the
questions that we are working or
to answer for you right now ton.
In the meantime,
this is very much a developing story.
For look back at our coverage,
go online to creme.com or download Creme 2.
Plus we'll be right back with
more news after a quick break.