Baltimore Mall Shooting at Skateboard Store

Police in Maryland say three people died Saturday in a shooting at a mall in suburban Baltimore, including the presumed gunman, and another five people were injured.
The shooting took place at the Mall in Columbia, a suburb of both Baltimore and Washington.
"The shooting took place above the food court in a store called Zumiez, it's a skateboard shop," said Howard County Police Chief Bill McMahon at a news conference early Saturday afternoon.
"He had a large amount of ammunition on and about him. We are approaching this with an abundance of caution," said McMahon. "The situation is still fluid, still evolving, still dynamic."
McMahon said no motive is known yet but revealed that one male and one female, both in their twenties and employees of the store, are dead as well as the gun man, whose identity is still unknown. It wasn't clear whether the shooting was random or if the shooter and victims knew each other.
The five other people injured included one person being treated for a gun shot wound and another four who were injured while trying to escape.
Authorities received a call to the police emergency dispatcher at around 11:15 a.m. local time from someone reporting that shots had been fired. Police responded to the scene and found three people dead, including one person who was found near a gun and ammunition.
The mall is now closed for the rest of the day as investigators piece together what happened.
Gunshots, people running
The mall, which is at the centre of the town, typically opens at 10 a.m. on Saturdays and it was not known how many shoppers or workers might have been present at the time of the shooting.
Witnesses described moments of panic as they heard a succession of gunshots and screaming as people ran for cover into nearby stores and hid behind locked doors.
Joan Harding of Elkridge, Maryland, was shopping with her husband, David, for a tiara for their granddaughter's 18th birthday. She said she heard something heavy falling, followed by gunshots and people running.
"My husband said, `Get down!' and the girl that worked in the store said, `Get in the back,' " Harding said. That is where they hid until police gave the all-clear..
People were directed out of the mall and into a parking lot, where some boarded a bus and others walked toward their cars. Some people were seen crying. McMahon said detectives were interviewing witnesses as they emerged from the mall to try to get a better picture of the events that had unfolded.
Laura McKinzles of Columbia works at a kiosk in the mall. She said she heard between eight and 10 gunshots, followed by people running and screaming. She ran into the backroom of a perfume store and locked the door.
Allison Cohen, who works at the apparel store "Lucky Brand Jeans," said she always felt safe at the mall.
"I truly never thought something like this would ever happen here. It's really, really shocking," Cohen said.