burlington-shooterSketchy Details – Update 2:30am – A gunman armed with a rifle is on the loose after three [four] women were fatally shot Friday night at a shopping mall about 65 miles north of Seattle, Washington State Patrol said.
The shooting occurred at Cascade Mall in Burlington, Washington, before 7 p.m. local time.
In addition to the three women fatally shot, one male sustained life-threatening injuries and one female sustained non-life threatening injuries, said Sgt. Mark Francis, a public information officer with Washington State Patrol. Police initially said four people were dead.
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The male victim with life threatening injuries was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and “most likely will pass away,” Sgt. Francis said during a press conference. Harborview spokeswoman Susan Gregg confirmed the male victim arrived at the facility in critical condition via airlift around 9:30 p.m., adding “we are not expecting any others.”
Light skinned Hispanic male, approx 23 to 25 years old, black hair, black/dark grey shirt. Opened fire in a mall in Burlington Washington.  Shooter remains on the loose. (more)


Sgt. Francis said four of the victims were found in Macy’s. “We believe all five were [found at Macy’s] but it has not been confirmed if the fifth was yet,” he said.
“Out of nowhere I just hear somebody yell and then after that, I turn around and just look at the Macy’s and I just hear shots,” Armando Patino, who was working the T-Mobile store, told ABC affiliate KOMO. “I hear one shot and then stand kinda still and like two three other people start running out saying gun.”
Patino added, “I turn around and run to the store. Some people didn’t know where to go. I just moved them into the [T-Mobile] store. We went in the back where we have a door and everything and we just stayed there until they told us to evacuate.”  (more)
cascade-1(Via ABC News) A gunman is on the loose after four people were fatally shot Friday night at a shopping mall about 65 miles north of Seattle, Washington State Patrol said.
The shooting occurred at Cascade Mall in Burlington, Washington.
“4 confirmed deceased in the mall, shooter(s) left scene b4 police arrived, unknown # of shooter, possibly just 1, police clearing mall now,” Sgt. Mark Francis, a public information officer with Washington State Patrol tweeted at 8:03 p.m. local time.  Sgt. Francis described the shooter as a “Hispanic male wearing grey,” who who last seen walking toward Interstate 5.

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