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| Four shootings in public places in Maryland said to be linked; suspect in custody | Four shootings in public places in Maryland said to be linked; suspect in custody |
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| Authorities think a 35-year-old Prince George’s County man taken into custody Tuesday night is connected with multiple shootings in the region over the past week, including incidents that occurred near a federal government building and along a major highway. | Authorities think a 35-year-old Prince George’s County man taken into custody Tuesday night is connected with multiple shootings in the region over the past week, including incidents that occurred near a federal government building and along a major highway. |
| The man was identified as Hong Young of Beltsville, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation. He was arrested by Anne Arundel County police. | |
| The latest shootings occurred Tuesday afternoon, when shots were fired at a National Security Agency building and into traffic along the Intercounty Connector in Maryland. An FBI spokeswoman said agents believe he is responsible for those incidents. | The latest shootings occurred Tuesday afternoon, when shots were fired at a National Security Agency building and into traffic along the Intercounty Connector in Maryland. An FBI spokeswoman said agents believe he is responsible for those incidents. |
| Two law enforcement officials with knowledge of the investigation said Young also is being investigated in two other incidents, a shooting at the Columbia Mall in Howard County and another near a shopping center in Anne Arundel County. | |
| The officials asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the investigation. One of the officials said the four incidents were connected based on ballistics testing. That person said the motive does not appear to be political in nature or related to terrorism. Police in Prince George’s said the gun that was submitted to their lab, and believe to be involved, is a semi-automatic pistol. | The officials asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the investigation. One of the officials said the four incidents were connected based on ballistics testing. That person said the motive does not appear to be political in nature or related to terrorism. Police in Prince George’s said the gun that was submitted to their lab, and believe to be involved, is a semi-automatic pistol. |
| Authorities are expected to hold a news conference Wednesday afternoon about the investigation. | Authorities are expected to hold a news conference Wednesday afternoon about the investigation. |
| On Wednesday morning, police in Anne Arundel County posted a surveillance video showing a sedan that they believe was involved in one of the shootings near Arundel Mills mall on Feb. 24. | On Wednesday morning, police in Anne Arundel County posted a surveillance video showing a sedan that they believe was involved in one of the shootings near Arundel Mills mall on Feb. 24. |
| It was not immediately clear whether the vehicle involved in the Arundel Mills incident was also believed to be involved in the other recent shootings in the area. | It was not immediately clear whether the vehicle involved in the Arundel Mills incident was also believed to be involved in the other recent shootings in the area. |
| In the Feb. 24 incident in Anne Arundel County, police said a 61-year-old man was driving on Arundel Mills Boulevard “when a suspect pulled alongside of his vehicle and began shooting at him” after he had left a Costco gas station in the area. | In the Feb. 24 incident in Anne Arundel County, police said a 61-year-old man was driving on Arundel Mills Boulevard “when a suspect pulled alongside of his vehicle and began shooting at him” after he had left a Costco gas station in the area. |
| The man’s car was struck several times with bullets, but he was uninjured, police said. The victim then drove to his own home where he called police. There is no motive for that shooting, according to police. | The man’s car was struck several times with bullets, but he was uninjured, police said. The victim then drove to his own home where he called police. There is no motive for that shooting, according to police. |
| Another one of the incidents happened early Monday morning in Howard County. Officials said a member of a cleaning crew at the AMC Theatre at the mall in Columbia reported around 5 a.m. that shots had been fired toward the theater. No one was injured. | Another one of the incidents happened early Monday morning in Howard County. Officials said a member of a cleaning crew at the AMC Theatre at the mall in Columbia reported around 5 a.m. that shots had been fired toward the theater. No one was injured. |
| On Tuesday, two other shootings unfolded. | On Tuesday, two other shootings unfolded. |
| In the first incident, the window of a truck was struck by gunfire around 2:40 p.m. as the vehicle traveled east on the ICC near Interstate 95 in Prince George’s County. The shot may have been fired from woods nearby. | In the first incident, the window of a truck was struck by gunfire around 2:40 p.m. as the vehicle traveled east on the ICC near Interstate 95 in Prince George’s County. The shot may have been fired from woods nearby. |
| One man in the truck was bruised by a bullet fragment that was blocked by his clothing; the other man was cut in the face by shards of glass, said Lt. Kevin Ayd of the Maryland Transportation Authority Police on Tuesday. Both were sent to a hospital with injuries that did not appear life-threatening. | One man in the truck was bruised by a bullet fragment that was blocked by his clothing; the other man was cut in the face by shards of glass, said Lt. Kevin Ayd of the Maryland Transportation Authority Police on Tuesday. Both were sent to a hospital with injuries that did not appear life-threatening. |
| The victims work for Nelson Tree Specialist and were traveling in one of the company’s trucks, said Gary Cooper, an employee of the landscaping business. | The victims work for Nelson Tree Specialist and were traveling in one of the company’s trucks, said Gary Cooper, an employee of the landscaping business. |
| “They were just driving down the road and got shot,” said Cooper, who was on his way to visit the victims at a hospital on Tuesday. “It certainly makes you wonder.” | “They were just driving down the road and got shot,” said Cooper, who was on his way to visit the victims at a hospital on Tuesday. “It certainly makes you wonder.” |
| Several hours later on Tuesday, about 12 miles away there was also gunfire that struck a building at the NSA campus in Anne Arundel County, a U.S. Park Police spokeswoman said. | Several hours later on Tuesday, about 12 miles away there was also gunfire that struck a building at the NSA campus in Anne Arundel County, a U.S. Park Police spokeswoman said. |
| The Park Police said no injuries were reported, and police initially said they had no information about who might have fired at the building, which is in Fort Meade, Md. No one was seriously injured. | The Park Police said no injuries were reported, and police initially said they had no information about who might have fired at the building, which is in Fort Meade, Md. No one was seriously injured. |
| Authorities provided some details about how Young was apprehended. | |
| Police in Anne Arundel County said they were conducting surveillance Tuesday around 10:30 p.m. for a car that was believed to be involved in the Feb. 24 shooting incident at Arundel Mills mall. | Police in Anne Arundel County said they were conducting surveillance Tuesday around 10:30 p.m. for a car that was believed to be involved in the Feb. 24 shooting incident at Arundel Mills mall. |
| Two police officers saw a car fitting the description of the suspect vehicle — a 1999 blue Lincoln Towncar — and halted it for a traffic stop in the area of the Costco on Arundel Mills Circle. | Two police officers saw a car fitting the description of the suspect vehicle — a 1999 blue Lincoln Towncar — and halted it for a traffic stop in the area of the Costco on Arundel Mills Circle. |
| The officers saw “evidence in the vehicle that ultimately led to the arrest of the suspect,” according to police in Anne Arundel County. It was not immediately clear what that evidence was. | The officers saw “evidence in the vehicle that ultimately led to the arrest of the suspect,” according to police in Anne Arundel County. It was not immediately clear what that evidence was. |
| Dan Morse, Martin Weil, Julie Zauzmer and Matt Zapotosky contributed to this report. | Dan Morse, Martin Weil, Julie Zauzmer and Matt Zapotosky contributed to this report. |