Supermarket shooting leaves 3 dead in N.J.

A Pathmark grocery store in Old Bridge, N.J., is seen after a deadly shooting there Aug. 31, 2012.

A Pathmark grocery store in Old Bridge, N.J., is seen after a deadly shooting there Aug. 31, 2012. (WCBS-TV)

An early morning shooting left at least three people dead, including the gunman, at a New Jersey supermarket Friday, CBS New York station WCBS-TV reports.

Police said they started receiving 911 calls around 4 a.m. about shots fired inside a Pathmark supermarket in Old Bridge, CBS station WINS-AM reports. According to store employees, a gunman walked in with a shotgun and started shooting. Two employees were shot and killed before the suspect turned the gun on himself, witnesses said.

The store was scheduled to open at 6 a.m. Employees said there were about a dozen workers inside the store when the shooting happened. They said the store opens early to employees on Fridays so workers can do price changes, WINS-AM reports.

Two front windows of the store were broken out and two police cars were pulled up near the entrance. Employees said the gunman pumped the weapon toward the ceiling and sprayed the store with gunfire, WINS-AM reports.

The store and its parking lot were closed Friday. Pathmark officials had no immediate comment on the shooting.

Some of the supermarket's employees were brought to a nearby T.G.I. Friday's restaurant to talk with police, WCBS-AM reports.

Police at the scene were keeping onlookers well away from the store. A number of vehicles were in the parking lot outside the supermarket, along with police vehicles.

Old Bridge is a bedroom suburb of about 65,000 about 25 miles from Manhattan but just across the Raritan Bay from Staten Island.

New Jersey Transit closed its nearby park-and-ride lot and told riders that they could park in other park-and-ride lots or could ride the North Jersey Coast rail line.

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Comment by Jesus Brown on August 31, 2012 at 8:17pm: Are you people crazy this guy had an AK-47 with that he could go in any entrance he wants...

Comment by Marky Mark on August 31, 2012 at 4:03pm: THIS FEVER RADIO IS REALLY ANNOYING IT NEEDS TO SET UP THAT YOU CHOSE TO TURN IT ON & KEEP IT OFF WHEN U WANTS TO BCUZ IT'S DUMB ANNOYING

Comment by Dark Angel on August 31, 2012 at 2:16pm: My husband is an ex-marine himself now he's Air Force,I asked him all the time whats the cause of these behaviors he would just say, mennn!! it's seeing too much,the things we have to do...I'm so sorry this happen but the government needs to do more to evaluate these ppl.some of these guys comes back mad as hell.

Yet still i don't know the full story so i can't say it's really that..

Comment by S. Young on August 31, 2012 at 2:00pm: You can't go anywhere now. Pathmark,the movies,riding in a cab, at the park this world in a state of emergency and Only The Most High can save us. Tragedy after day now..

Comment by Lolita Agard on August 31, 2012 at 1:30pm: I agree with Marcus. He must have known where the employee entrance was. At my work place there is an employee entrance BUT you have to go through security first. It's a shame that those workers were not protected. (Attorney and lawsuits are on standby)

Comment by marcus devin on August 31, 2012 at 12:23pm: i dont understand people if you dont want to live kill yourself why take others with you to hell

Comment by pussycat on August 31, 2012 at 12:00pm: Wow!! What is this world becoming people are getting. GUNS. From every were and innocent people are being killed something have to give because this world is getting worse and worse...

Comment by Peter Blake on August 31, 2012 at 11:48am: What is this world coming to!
My heart goes out to the family of those who lost their lives.