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Mall shooting in wealthy DC suburb results in three victims | Mall shooting in wealthy DC suburb results in three victims |
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Three people have been shot at Montgomery mall in Bethesda, Maryland, a Washington, DC suburb. The suspect is outstanding, according to police. | Three people have been shot at Montgomery mall in Bethesda, Maryland, a Washington, DC suburb. The suspect is outstanding, according to police. |
Officers responded to the shooting around 11:25 a.m. local time at the Westfield Montgomery mall in Bethesda, Maryland, a wealthy suburb of Washington, DC. | Officers responded to the shooting around 11:25 a.m. local time at the Westfield Montgomery mall in Bethesda, Maryland, a wealthy suburb of Washington, DC. |
Preliminary information from police indicates that two males and a female were victims of the shooting, but their status is not clear. The suspect in the shooting is Eulalio Tordil, a 62-year-old man from Adelphi, Maryland. | |
Around 12:25 a.m., Police reported that they identified a person of interest. However, nobody is in police custody. | |
All victims of the shooting appear to be adults, police said. | All victims of the shooting appear to be adults, police said. |
Montgomery County emergency services arrived at the scene to treat and transport injured victims, according WUSA. | Montgomery County emergency services arrived at the scene to treat and transport injured victims, according WUSA. |
The shooter approached the female victim when she was in her car in what “seemed like an ambush,” one witness told NBC Washington. She was shot in the shoulder. | The shooter approached the female victim when she was in her car in what “seemed like an ambush,” one witness told NBC Washington. She was shot in the shoulder. |
One of the male victims was shot in front and the back, NBC Washington said. He reportedly tried to intervene | |
The mall was not put on lockdown. | The mall was not put on lockdown. |
The Westfield Montgomery mall is a large and popular shopping destination for the residents of Montgomery County, one of the most educated and affluent counties in the United States. | The Westfield Montgomery mall is a large and popular shopping destination for the residents of Montgomery County, one of the most educated and affluent counties in the United States. |
Nearby Tilden Middle School and Walter Johnson High School were put on "shelter in place" status while the incident was under investigation, WJLA reported. | Nearby Tilden Middle School and Walter Johnson High School were put on "shelter in place" status while the incident was under investigation, WJLA reported. |
A second shooting occurred shortly after at a shopping center in nearby Aspen Hill, Maryland, resulting in the death of the suspect's estranged wife, 44-year-old Gladys Toril. Police say that the same man is responsible for both shootings, and they are currently actively working to arrest him. | |
A man was also injured in the second shooting after intervene to save the woman. He was taken to the hospital, and his injuries are not considered life-threatening. |