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| Gunman among three dead in shooting at Maryland's Mall in Columbia | Gunman among three dead in shooting at Maryland's Mall in Columbia |
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| Three people died in a shooting at the Mall in Columbia, a large shopping centre outside Baltimore, on Saturday. Police said one of the three people killed in the shooting, which happened at a skate store called Zumiez, was the gunman. | |
| After the incident, police secured the scene, confirmed that there were no more shooters, and began to send shoppers home. Witnesses were still being questioned late on Saturday afternoon. | After the incident, police secured the scene, confirmed that there were no more shooters, and began to send shoppers home. Witnesses were still being questioned late on Saturday afternoon. |
| McMahon repeated that the store in which the shooting occurred was located in the mall's upper-level, contradicting media reports that had placed the incident in the lower-level food court. | McMahon repeated that the store in which the shooting occurred was located in the mall's upper-level, contradicting media reports that had placed the incident in the lower-level food court. |
| He added: “When something like this happens, people run in many directions. They also do what we actually train people to do, which is to shelter in place.” | He added: “When something like this happens, people run in many directions. They also do what we actually train people to do, which is to shelter in place.” |
| McMahon also said law-enforcement officers had not fired shots during the incident. | McMahon also said law-enforcement officers had not fired shots during the incident. |
| The Mall in Columbia, which has about 200 stores and is located about 30 miles north of Washington DC, typically opens at 10am on Saturdays. Witnesses spoke of their fear and confusion. Joan Harding of Elkridge, Maryland, was shopping with her husband. She said she heard something heavy falling, followed by gunshots and people running. "My husband said, 'Get down!' and the girl that worked in the store said, 'Get in the back,'" Harding said.People were directed out of the mall and into a parking lot, where some boarded a bus and others walked toward their cars. Some were seen crying. Laura McKinzles, who works at a kiosk in the mall, said she heard between eight and 10 gunshots, followed by people running and screaming. She ran into the backroom of a perfume store and locked the door. | The Mall in Columbia, which has about 200 stores and is located about 30 miles north of Washington DC, typically opens at 10am on Saturdays. Witnesses spoke of their fear and confusion. Joan Harding of Elkridge, Maryland, was shopping with her husband. She said she heard something heavy falling, followed by gunshots and people running. "My husband said, 'Get down!' and the girl that worked in the store said, 'Get in the back,'" Harding said.People were directed out of the mall and into a parking lot, where some boarded a bus and others walked toward their cars. Some were seen crying. Laura McKinzles, who works at a kiosk in the mall, said she heard between eight and 10 gunshots, followed by people running and screaming. She ran into the backroom of a perfume store and locked the door. |
| Ken Ulman, the executive of Howard County, said the mall would remain closed for the rest of the day and evening. | Ken Ulman, the executive of Howard County, said the mall would remain closed for the rest of the day and evening. |