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| Five women have been shot dead at a shopping centre near the US city of Chicago, local police have said. | |
| The incident happened at the Brookside Marketplace in the suburb of Tinley Park, police Sergeant T J Grady said. | The incident happened at the Brookside Marketplace in the suburb of Tinley Park, police Sergeant T J Grady said. |
| Sgt Grady said officers found the victims inside a Lane Bryant clothing store shortly after receiving an emergency call at 1045 (1645 GMT). | Sgt Grady said officers found the victims inside a Lane Bryant clothing store shortly after receiving an emergency call at 1045 (1645 GMT). |
| A suspect in the shooting is reported to have fled the scene. Police have yet to establish a motive for the attack. | A suspect in the shooting is reported to have fled the scene. Police have yet to establish a motive for the attack. |
| Witnesses said that following the incident police shut down nearby shops and searched the area with their guns drawn. | Witnesses said that following the incident police shut down nearby shops and searched the area with their guns drawn. |
| "Every store was immediately canvassed and a search by air, too, has given us every indication that the offender has left the scene," Sgt TJ Grady told reporters. | "Every store was immediately canvassed and a search by air, too, has given us every indication that the offender has left the scene," Sgt TJ Grady told reporters. |
| He said police were looking for a black man about 5ft 9 inches tall and weighing 230 to 260 pounds, dressed in a black waist-length winter coat, a black cap and black jeans. | He said police were looking for a black man about 5ft 9 inches tall and weighing 230 to 260 pounds, dressed in a black waist-length winter coat, a black cap and black jeans. |
| The Lane Bryant shop was open at the time of the shootings, but Sgt Grady refused to say whether the women killed were customers or staff. | The Lane Bryant shop was open at the time of the shootings, but Sgt Grady refused to say whether the women killed were customers or staff. |
| He said that the authorities are still trying to contact the victims' families. | He said that the authorities are still trying to contact the victims' families. |
| However, Tinley Park Police Chief Mike O'Connell, did say that "the victims range in age from aged 22 to 37". | However, Tinley Park Police Chief Mike O'Connell, did say that "the victims range in age from aged 22 to 37". |
| He said that all were residents of the suburban Chicago area, apart from one woman who was from South Bend, Indiana. | He said that all were residents of the suburban Chicago area, apart from one woman who was from South Bend, Indiana. |