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Two killed in shopping mall shootings in Maryland | Two killed in shopping mall shootings in Maryland |
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A man is in custody after two people were killed and three injured in two shootings at shopping centres in Maryland near Washington. | |
The man arrested, a police officer, is also wanted for the fatal shooting of his estranged wife on Thursday. | |
One person was killed and two more people are in hospital after being shot outside a shopping mall in Bethesda. | 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 shortly afterwards. | In Friday's second incident, a woman was shot and killed eight miles (13 km) away shortly afterwards. |
Eulalio Tordil, 62, is a police officer with the Federal Protection Services, which provides security to US government buildings. | Eulalio Tordil, 62, is a police officer with the Federal Protection Services, which provides security to US government buildings. |
He was arrested by tactical officers "without incident" nearby to where Friday's second shooting took place. | |
Police believe he killed his estranged wife Gladys Tordil outside the High Point High School in Maryland on Thursday as she was picking up her children. | Police believe he killed his estranged wife Gladys Tordil outside the High Point High School in Maryland on Thursday as she was picking up her children. |
Nearby schools and hospitals were temporarily placed on lockdown on Friday as police searched for him. | |
The Federal Protective Service says that Mr Tordil was placed on administrative leave in March after a protective order was issued against him. | The Federal Protective Service says that Mr Tordil was placed on administrative leave in March after a protective order was issued against him. |
On Friday, gunfire erupted at the Westfield Mall in Bethesda then the second shooting happened at a supermarket in nearby Aspen Hill. | On Friday, gunfire erupted at the Westfield Mall in Bethesda then the second shooting happened at a supermarket in nearby Aspen Hill. |