THREE
KILLED IN MALL SHOOTING IN WASHINGTON STATE
യു.എസ് ഷോപ്പിങ്മാളില്‍വെടിവെപ്പ്: 3 മരണം
A
gunman opened fire in a crowded mall north of Seattle, killing three people and
critically wounding another before fleeing, authorities in the US state
of Washington said.The Washington State Patrol said the four were shot on Friday at
the Cascade Mall in Burlington, about 105km north of Seattle. It previously
said four people had been killed.Sergeant Mark Francis said authorities were
searching for a
"Hispanic male wearing grey" who was last seen walking towards a
highway from the mall.
"We
are still actively looking for the shooter. Stay indoors, stay secure,"
Francis said at a news conference.Francis said three females were killed, one
male suffered life-threatening injuries, and another female suffered non-life
threatening injuries. Tari Caswell told the Skagit Valley Herald newspaper 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 said.An employee at a restaurant
near the mall said they "immediately locked the doors" when they
heard of the mayhem on Friday night.Stephanie Bose, an assistant general
manager at Johnny Carino's Italian restaurant in Burlington, told the
Associated Press news agency the shooting happened inside Macy's department
store. Her restaurant is just outside Macy's.
"He
was trying to go to the mall and people were screaming," she said.
"It was frantic."
It was
not clear how many people were hurt in the attack. Medical workers entered the
mall to treat the wounded.Governor Jay Inslee said in a statement the state
patrol and local law enforcement were on the scene to locate the shooter and
clear the area."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," Inslee said.
അമേരിക്കന്‍ തലസ്ഥാനമായ വാഷിങ്ടണിലെ ഷോപ്പിങ് മാളിലുണ്ടായ വെടിവെപ്പില്‍ 3പേര്‍ കൊല്ലപ്പെട്ടു.
നിരവധി പേര്‍ക്ക് പരിക്കേറ്റു. ബര്‍ലിങ്ടണിലെ കാസ്‌കെഡ് മാളില്‍ പ്രാദേശിക സമയം രാത്രി ഏഴു മണിയോടെയാണ് ആക്രമണമുണ്ടായത്.
3 പേരുടെ മരണം പൊലീസ് സ്ഥിരീകരിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്. മാളിലെ ആളുകളെ പൊലീസ് ഒഴിപ്പിച്ചു. എന്നാല്‍ പൊലീസ് എത്തുന്നതിനു മുമ്പ് ആയുധധാരി രക്ഷപ്പെട്ടതായി
ദൃക്‌സാക്ഷികള്‍ പറഞ്ഞു. 20നും 25നും ഇടയില്‍ പ്രായമുള്ളയാളാണ് ആക്രമണം നടത്തിയതെന്ന്്
സിസിടിവി ദൃശ്യങ്ങള്‍ പരിശോധിച്ച പൊലീസ് പറഞ്ഞു.
Prof. John Kurakar
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