Four women have been shot dead in a shopping centre in Burlington, Washington state.
According to reports, others were critically injured in the shooting. CCTV footage of the suspect has been released, revealing a young, male gunman. He is yet to be apprehended by the police.
URGENT: Police Seeking This Man Believed To Be The #Burlington Shooter At #CascadeMall. Have Info CALL (802)658-2704 pic.twitter.com/Gy6BwyP1aF
— Deplorable🎃Texan (@MediaJuggernaut) September 24, 2016
The shooting took place in the late evening in Washington, which is eight hours behind Ireland.
The FBI, which is assisting in the investigation, has said that it does not suspect that there will be further attacks on Washington.
The attack has occurred at a pivotal moment in America’s presidential race, with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to debate one another for the first time on Monday, September 26.
Tragedy has struck in Washington tonight. Our hearts are in Burlington where a shooter has taken the lives of at least four people.
— Governor Jay Inslee (@GovInslee) September 24, 2016
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