UPDATE (9/25/16):
A suspect has been arrested in connection to Friday's shooting at the Cascade Mall in Burlington, Wash. "The sheriff’s office in neighboring Island County said the 20-year-old suspect, Arcan Cetin, was apprehended in Oak Harbor, about 30 miles west of the Burlington crime scene," the Los Angeles Timesreports.
The Washington State Patrol confirmed that the suspected gunman had been apprehended on Twitter.
See original story below.
The Cascade Mall in Burlington, Wash. was invaded on Friday night that left five people dead. The gunman is still at large, according to police. "Four women were pronounced dead at the mall," reports local NBC affiliate KING-TV. "One man was taken from the scene by ambulance to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle with life-threatening injuries. He later died at the hospital according to a Washington State Patrol spokesman."
The shooter entered the mall at around 7 p.m. local time (10 p.m. Eastern), according to local station KIRO.
As of 9 p.m. local time, the hunt was still on for a suspect, who was reported to have been wearing grey and red when leaving the mall. There were also reports of a nearby break in, though it was unclear whether that was related to the shooting.
An image of the suspect, taken from surveillance video, has been released.
Governor Jay Inslee has released a short statement:
The FBI announced that they were helping with the investigation.
