Thread: Washington mall shooting: Four dead, shooter on the run

Washington mall shooting: Four dead in Burlington, police say

By Steve Almasy and Joe Sutton, CNN
Updated 11:24 PM ET, Fri September 23, 2016

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• Police are searching for at least one shooter

(CNN)Four people were killed in a shooting Friday night at a mall in Burlington, Washington, a spokesman for the state patrol tweeted.

Police are searching for at least one shooter, and are sweeping stores in the mall, Sgt. Mark Francis said.
Burlington is about an hour north of Seattle.

"Please avoid Cascade Mall area in Burlington," Francis said. " Follow all road closures."
Francis tweeted that survivors would be transported by bus to a nearby church.

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4 confirmed deceased in the mall, shooter(s) left scene b4 police arrived, unknown # of shooter, possibly just 1, police clearing mall now
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At least 4 dead in shooting at Washington state mall

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At least four people have been shot and killed by a gunman at the Cascade Mall in Burlington, Wash., Washington State Patrol said Friday night. Authorities are searching for a gunman described as a Hispanic male wearing gray.

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At least 4 killed in shooting at Washington mall, suspect still at large

Published September 24, 2016 FoxNews.com

Sept. 23, 2016: Emergency workers prepare to enter the Cascade Mall after a shooting in Burlington, Wash. (Sgt. Mark Francis/Washington State Patrol)


BREAKING: Police in Washington state were searching for at least one gunman Friday evening after at least four people were shot and killed at a mall north of Seattle.

Washington State Patrol spokesman Sgt. Mark Francis told KCPQ that the victims were shot inside the Macy's store at the Cascade Mall in Burlington shortly before 7 p.m. local time.

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Active shooter description: Hispanic male wearing grey. Last seen walking towards I5 from Cascade Mall burlington.
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Francis tweeted that the suspect was described as a Hispanic male wearing gray who was last seen walking toward Interstate 5.

Francis added that there may be more shooters and police were in the process of clearing the mall.

It was not immediately clear whether there had been any non-fatal injuries. Francis told KCPQ that authorities had to clear the mall before EMS personnel could enter the building.

Authorities have closed all access roads and streets surrounding the mall until further notice.

Burlington is located approximately 65 miles north of Seattle. The Cascade Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Burlington,
Washington that opened in 1990, according to the mall's website. It features J.C. Penney, TJ Maxx, and Macy's stores, among other stores, restaurants and a movie theater.

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Authorities are looking for this man after a shooting at a mall in Burlington, Washington.

Authorities released a photo of a man believed to be the gunman. He's described as a Hispanic male, wearing a dark t-shirt.

"We've had a couple different reports where they observed him walking toward the freeway, had reports of him behind... some buildings, they're canvassing the area right now, and ... has not been located at this time," Washington State Trooper Rick Johnson told CNN...

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Here is the shooter. We believe just one shooter. Notify authorities if you see him. Armed with rifle.
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3 dead in shooting at mall north of Seattle; gunman still at large

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Three people were killed and two injured when a gunman opened fire Friday night at a mall north of Seattle, and the suspect remains at large, Washington state authorities said. . .

KILLER ON THE LOOSE: Police hunt gunman who murdered 5, including 4 women, at Washington state mall

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Hunt on for gunman who killed 5, including 4 women, at Washington mall

Published September 24, 2016 FoxNews.com

Sept. 23, 2016: Emergency workers prepare to enter the Cascade Mall after a shooting in Burlington, Wash. (Sgt. Mark Francis/Washington State Patrol)


Police were searching for a gunman who killed four women and a man at a Washington state mall Friday before fleeing the area.
Washington State Patrol spokesman Sgt. Mark Francis said police were searching for a Hispanic man wearing black and armed with a rifle who was last seen walking toward Interstate 5 near the Cascade Mall in Burlington.

"Stay indoors, stay secure," Francis said at a news conference.
The male victim was airlifted to a Seattle hospital with critical injuries. Washington State Patrol Trooper Heather Axtman told "Fox & Friends" Saturday morning that the man had died.

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This image taken from surveillance video shows the suspect in the Washington state mall shooting(Skagit County Department of Emergency Management)


Authorities initially said four people were killed, then said three were dead, before revising the number again late Friday. Francis said the number fluctuated as authorities searched the 434,000-square-foot mall. The sergeant said the victims were shot in the makeup department of the mall's Macy's store at approximately 7 p.m. local time.

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Tragedy has struck in Washington tonight. Our hearts are in Burlington where a shooter has taken the lives of at least four people.
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Authorities released a surveillance image of the suspect walking through the store and holding a rifle. Francis said police did not know the gunman's motive and could not say whether he targeted the victims. He said the ages of the victims appeared to range from their 20s to elderly, but had no further identifying information.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said in a statement that many questions remain but state patrol and local law enforcement are on the scene working swiftly to locate the shooter and clear the area.

"Trudi and I send our condolences to the families of the victims and prayers for anyone injured," Inslee said. "We urge residents to heed all safety and detour warnings. Stay close to your friends and loved ones as we await more information and, hopefully, news of the suspect's capture."

The FBI's Seattle office announced that it was assisting local investigators with intelligence reviews and manpower. The bureau said on Twitter that it "has no information to suggest additional attacks planned" in Washington state but did not elaborate.

Tari Caswell told the Skagit Valley Herald she was in the Macy's women's dressing room when she heard "what sounded like four balloons popping."

"Then I heard seven or eight more, and I just stayed quiet in the dressing room because it just didn't feel right. And it got very quiet. And then I heard a lady yelling for help, and a man came and got me and another lady, and we ran out of the store," Caswell told the newspaper.

Stephanie Bose, an assistant general manager at Johnny Carino's Italian restaurant near Macy's, told the Associated Press she immediately locked the doors to the restaurant after hearing about the shooting from an employee's boyfriend.

"He was trying to go to the mall and people were screaming," she said. "It was frantic."

She said he could see police at the doors with assault rifles and said they were no longer guarding the doors as of 9:30 p.m. local time.

Authorities have closed all access roads and streets surrounding the mall until further notice. Visitors and workers who were released from the mall after being locked down were taken to a nearby church to meet their loved ones.

Burlington is located approximately 65 miles north of Seattle. The Cascade Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Burlington, Washington that opened in 1990, according to the mall's website. It features J.C. Penney, TJ Maxx, and Macy's stores, among other stores, restaurants and a movie theater.

On Sept. 17 a man stabbed 10 people at a Minnesota mall before being shot and killed by an off-duty police officer. Authorities say Dahir Ahmed Adan, 20, stabbed the people at the Crossroads Center in St. Cloud.

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