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3 Injured in Mall Shooting in Arizona, Officials Say 3 Injured in Mall Shooting in Arizona, Officials Say
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A gunman opened fire on Wednesday night at a recently reopened shopping mall near Phoenix, leaving one person in critical condition and two others with injuries that were not life threatening, the authorities said. A gunman opened fire on Wednesday night at a recently reopened shopping mall near Phoenix, leaving one person in critical condition and two others with injuries that were not life-threatening, the authorities said.
One person was taken into custody, said the police in Glendale, Ariz., without further details. The police in Glendale, Ariz., said on Thursday that they had a suspect in custody, 20-year old Armando Hernandez Jr. The Police Department said officers were still investigating and gave no details about a possible motive.
He faces charges that include aggravated assault, criminal damage and discharging a weapon in city limits, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said. It was not immediately clear whether Mr. Hernandez had a lawyer.
The gunfire erupted just about 7:30 p.m. local time at the Westgate Entertainment District, where panicked shoppers and store employees rushed for cover. The large outdoor shopping center, which is about 10 miles outside Phoenix, had been closed under a stay-at-home order in Arizona and reopened on May 8.The gunfire erupted just about 7:30 p.m. local time at the Westgate Entertainment District, where panicked shoppers and store employees rushed for cover. The large outdoor shopping center, which is about 10 miles outside Phoenix, had been closed under a stay-at-home order in Arizona and reopened on May 8.
“When our first officers arrived on scene, there were no longer any reports of any active shooting from our dispatchers, who advised that those first officers arriving heard no further gunshots,” Officer Tiffany Ngalula of the Glendale Police Department told reporters Wednesday night. “When our first officers arrived on scene, there were no longer any reports of any active shooting from our dispatchers, who advised that those first officers arriving heard no further gunshots,” Police Officer Tiffany Ngalula of the Glendale Police Department told reporters Wednesday night.
“We were able to locate that suspect in the Westgate area; our officers challenged that suspect and were able to safely take that person into custody,” she added. “We were able to locate that suspect in the Westgate area,” she added. “Our officers challenged that suspect and were able to safely take that person into custody.”
Cautioning that the information was “preliminary,” Officer Ngalula said that three victims had suffered gunshot wounds, and that one was “believed to be in critical condition” and taken to a hospital. Cautioning that the information was “preliminary,” Officer Ngalula said that three victims had suffered gunshot wounds, and that one was “believed to be in critical condition” and taken to a hospital. On Thursday, the department updated those figures, saying that two people had injuries that were not life-threatening, and that one of them had been taken to the hospital.
State Senator Martín Quezada wrote on Twitter that he had been at the shopping center when the shooting began. State Senator Martin Quezada wrote on Twitter that he had been at the shopping center when the shooting began.
“I just witnessed an armed terrorist with an AR-15 shoot up Westgate,” Mr. Quezada wrote.“I just witnessed an armed terrorist with an AR-15 shoot up Westgate,” Mr. Quezada wrote.
Jose Miguel Santiago, a public safety spokesman for the city of Glendale, said he could not say what type of weapon was used in the shooting.Jose Miguel Santiago, a public safety spokesman for the city of Glendale, said he could not say what type of weapon was used in the shooting.