01-25-2014, 01:00 PM
3 dead including suspected gunman in Maryland mall shooting
Quote:COLUMBIA, MD. – BREAKING NEWS: Police confirm three dead including the suspected gunman in a shooting at a suburban Baltimore mall.
The Howard County Police Department confirmed the deaths on it's Twitter account, and said one dead is the suspected gunman. Police had earlier said one body was found located near a gun and ammunition.
The Howard County Fire and emergency services department sent out a tweet at 11:25 a.m. Saturday, saying that police and rescuers were responding to "an active shooter" at the Mall in Columbia in Maryland.
Authorities have not said how many people may be involved.
The mall typically opens at 10 a.m. on Saturdays and it was not known how many shoppers or workers may have been at the scene.
The Maryland mall is at the center of the town, a suburb of both Baltimore and Washington.