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Monday, February 12, 2007
Deaths Reported in Utah Mall Shooting
12 Feb. 2007 - 22:00 PM CST
EmergencyNet News *FLASH* Report
Deaths Reported in Utah Mall Shooting
SALT LAKE CITY, UT: According to preliminary Associated Press reports, a
gunman entered a shopping mall and began randomly shooting Monday night,
hitting several people before he was killed, police said. The incident
is thought to have begun at about 18:45 p.m. (local time).
"There have been multiple victims and there are some fatalities. ... I can't confirm the number," police Detective Robin Snyder said outside the Trolley Square Mall. "The suspect has been killed," she said. "We don't know a motive yet," Snyder added.
Unconfirmed reports suggest that as many as five people may have been killed in the incident. Multiple police and ambulance vehicles surrounded the area, as the mall was locked down. A confrontation between the gunman and police was reported, with the gunman being killed. Few details of the "take-down" of the assailant are currently available.
The mall, Trolley Square, contains approximately eighty (80) stores. It is located at 602 S. 500 E. in Salt Lake City.
Sources: KTVX - Channel 4 (ABC), KSTU - Channel 13 (FOX), and emergency service sources
Edited on: Monday, February 12, 2007 23:04.41
Categories: Emergency Services