Suspect nabbed in deadly attack on U.S. mall

September 25, 2016 at 4:16 a.m. | Updated September 25, 2016 at 4:17 a.m.

by Associated Press

Emergency personnel stand in front of an entrance to the Cascade Mall at the scene of a shooting where several people were killed Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, in Burlington, Wash. Police searched Saturday for a gunman who opened fire in the makeup department of a Macy's store at the mall north of Seattle, killing several females, before fleeing toward an interstate on foot, authorities said.
Emergency personnel stand in front of an entrance to the Cascade Mall at the scene of a shooting where several people were killed Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, in Burlington, Wash. Police searched Saturday for a gunman who opened fire in the makeup department of a Macy's store at the mall north of Seattle, killing several females, before fleeing toward an interstate on foot, authorities said.

BURLINGTON, Wash.-The suspect in a shooting at a Washington state mall that left five dead is in custody, authorities said Saturday.

The Skagit County Department of Emergency Management said via Twitter Saturday evening that the suspect had been captured. No other details were immediately available. A news conference was set for Saturday night.

A gunman opened fire at the Cascade Mall in Burlington, Washington, Friday night, killing four females and a male before fleeing. Law enforcement staged a massive search over more than 20 hours for the suspect, initially described by witnesses as a young Hispanic male wearing black.

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