{Arcan Cetin, 20, suspected of killing five people at a shopping mall in Washington state has been captured, police say.}<\/p>\n
The suspect in a shooting at a Washington state mall that left five dead and sparked an intensive, nearly 24-hour manhunt is in custody, authorities said.<\/p>\n
Washington state police identified the suspect via Twitter as 20-year-old Arcan Cetin of Oak Harbor, Washington.<\/p>\n
Authorities announced earlier that the suspect had been apprehended on Saturday evening. <\/p>\n
A gunman opened fire at the Cascade Mall in Burlington, Washington, on Friday night, killing four females and a male before fleeing.<\/p>\n
The first emergency call came in just before 7pm on a busy Friday night at the Cascade Mall: A man with a rifle was shooting at people in the Macy’s department store.<\/p>\n
By the time police arrived moments later, four people were dead, and the shooter was gone, last seen walking towards a local highway.<\/p>\n
A fifth victim, a man, died in the early morning hours on Saturday as police finished sweeping the 434,000-square-foot building. <\/p>\n
“This was a senseless act. It was the world knocking on our doorstep, and it came into our little community,” Burlington Mayor Steve Sexton said at a news conference on Saturday.<\/p>\n
As the small city absorbed the tragic news, critical questions remained, including the shooter’s motive.<\/p>\n
Surveillance video captured the suspect entering the mall unarmed and then recorded him about 10 minutes later entering the Macy’s with a “hunting type” rifle in his hand, Mount Vernon police officer Chris Cammock said.<\/p>\n
Authorities did not say how the suspect may have obtained the weapon – whether he retrieved it from outside or picked it up in the mall – but they believe he acted alone.<\/p>\n
The weapon was recovered at the scene.<\/p>\n
The identities of the victims – four women who ranged in age from a teenager to a senior citizen – were withheld pending autopsies and notification of family.<\/p>\n
The identity of the man who was fatally shot was also withheld and may not be released until on Monday. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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