This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36232849
The article has changed 7 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
Version 2 | Version 3 |
---|---|
Two killed in shopping mall shootings in Maryland | |
(35 minutes later) | |
Two people have been killed and three injured in two shootings at shopping centres in Maryland, police said. | |
One person was killed and two more people are in hospital after being shot outside a shopping mall in Bethesda. | |
In Friday's second incident, a woman was shot and killed eight miles (13 km) away nearly an hour later. | In Friday's second incident, a woman was shot and killed eight miles (13 km) away nearly an hour later. |
A man suspected of killing his wife outside a school on Thursday could be behind the two shootings on Friday and is still at large, police say. | |
Nearby schools and hospitals are on lockdown as police search for him. | |
Eulalio Tordil, 62, is a police officer with the Federal Protection Services, which provides security to US government buildings. | |
Police believe he killed his estranged wife Gladys Tordil outside the High Point High School on Thursday as she was picking up her children. | Police believe he killed his estranged wife Gladys Tordil outside the High Point High School on Thursday as she was picking up her children. |
The Federal Protective Service says that Mr Tordil was placed on administrative leave in March after a protective order was issued against him. | |
Speaking about Friday's shootings, Montgomery County Assistant Police Chief Darryl McSwain told reporters: "There is no reason to believe at this point that the victims knew the suspect." | Speaking about Friday's shootings, Montgomery County Assistant Police Chief Darryl McSwain told reporters: "There is no reason to believe at this point that the victims knew the suspect." |
Police say it is possible that one person was shot in the car park following a confrontation, and that the others may have been shot after attempting to intervene. | Police say it is possible that one person was shot in the car park following a confrontation, and that the others may have been shot after attempting to intervene. |