There are confirmed reports of a shooting in a Washington State Mall.
Police and paramedics on the scene, police say that four are dead.
Here's an image of the alleged shooter.
Police and paramedics on the scene, police say that four are dead.
Here's an image of the alleged shooter.
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At Least 4 Dead in Shooting at Cascade Mall in Washington State
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/leas...te-n653756
At least four people were killed in a shooting at a mall in Washington state on Friday night, officials said.
The shooter remains at large after opening fire at Cascade Mall in Burlington, about 65 miles north of Seattle, Sgt. Mark Francis said on Twitter.
Francis said authorities believe there was only one gunman and are searching for a man wearing gray and armed with a rifle who was last seen walking toward Interstate 5 from the mall.
Reports about a shooting started coming in around 7 p.m. local time, Washington State Trooper spokeswoman Heather Axtman said.
It is not yet known how many people were injured in the shooting. EMS is currently at the mall assessing the situation, Axtman said.
"Once EMS gets in, holding out hope that the number confirmed goes down," Francis tweeted.
There is no indication that the event was terror related and there is no motive at this time, according to Axtman.
"We have very little information right now,"Axtman said. "We're still trying to gather as many witnesses as we can to get more information."
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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http://www.ibtimes.com/cascade-mall-burl...ts-2421249
UPDATED: 12:24 a.m. EDT, Sept. 24 -- A photo of the suspected shooter in a deadly shooting Friday night at a mall in Washington State has emerged. The photo appears to be the latest clue in the violence that left at least four people dead at the Cascade Mall in Burlington, which is located about 70 miles north of Seattle.
Local police have cautioned that he may be armed with a single rifle.
All four people killed were found in a Macy's department store, according to local news outlet Q13 Fox. The retail chain's store in the Cascade Mall in the town of Burlington is reportedly where the gunfire started.
The only description police have offered is of a suspect is a Hispanic male who perhaps tried to break into a nearby home following the shooting. Additional details were scarce.
"We have very little information right now," Washington State Trooper spokeswoman Heather Axtman told NBC News. "We're still trying to gather as many witnesses as we can to get more information."
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Police: 3 women dead in Wash. mall shooting; shooter on the loose
At least four people are dead after a shooting Friday at a shopping mall in Burlington, Washington, state police have confirmed. The Washington State Patrol says they believe there is only one shooter.
Trooper Mark Francis said they realized there were four victims when they started clearing the mall. Three women were found dead and one man was airlifted to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, Francis said at 9:30 p.m. PST. A woman was being treated for non-life-threatening injuries, a police spokesman said.
The Skagit County Department of Emergency Management tweeted just after 9 p.m. PST that the building was secure.
The motive is still unknown, Francis said. At least four of the victims were found inside the Macy’s.
Sgt. Mark Francis says authorities are searching for a man last seen walking toward Interstate 5 from the mall. Francis says it wasn’t immediately known if there was more than one gunman involved.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives tweeted they are also responding.
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.
Burlington is about 65 miles north of Seattle.
Gov. Jay Inslee tweeted that he sends his “condolences” to the victims.
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