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.
Washington state police identified the suspect via Twitter as 20-year-old Arcan Cetin, of Oak Harbor, Washington DC.
US Authorities announced earlier that the suspect had been apprehended on Saturday evening.
The above suspect opened fire at the Cascade Mall, in Burlington, Washington, on Friday night, killing four females and a man before fleeing.
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.
By the time police arrived moments later, four people were dead, and the gunman was gone, last seen walking towards a local highway.
A fifth victim, a man, died in the early morning hours on Saturday as police finished sweeping the 434,000-square-foot building.
As the small city absorbed the tragic news, critical questions remained, including the gunman’s motive.
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.
However ,the weapon was recovered at the scene.
