There was an active shooter situation at the Cascade Mall in Burlington, Washington earlier tonight and four people have been killed.
A WSPD spokesman has tweeted out updates from the scene, including confirmation of the four deaths:
Watch the live stream above, via KIRO
Watch the report from CNN, above.
Roads have been closed nearby as authorities are searching for the shooter:
Authorities evacuated people from the mall earlier tonight.
Below you can see photos from the scene:
One witness at the mall tweeted about what she witnessed:
The search is currently ongoing in and outside the mall.
UPDATE –– 11:40 pm ET: According to one report someone claiming to be the shooter is negotiating with the police:
And the ATF is responding to the situation.
UPDATE –– 11:51 pm ET: It is believed by authorities so far that there is only one shooter:
UPDATE –– 12:05 am ET: EMS crews are on the scene and people who were at the mall are being brought to a nearby church.
UPDATE –– 12:24 am ET: Authorities have released this photo of the suspect:
UPDATE –– 12:53 am ET: The authorities are now saying that 3 died and 2 were injured:
UPDATE: The death toll has now risen to five, and the shooter is still at large.
UPDATE –– 10:26 pm ET: The authorities have announced that the suspect is in custody:
His mugshot has been released below:
[image via screengrab]
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