The suspect in the shooting at a mall in Washington state that left five people dead was taken into custody Saturday evening, according to the Washington State Patrol.
The suspect was identified as Arcan Cetrin, 20, a resident of Oak Harbor, Washington, located about 28 miles southwest of the mall where the shooting happened. Police released his identity and mugshot Saturday evening.
Arcan Cetin, 20, of Oak Harbor, Washington, as identified by police as the suspect who fatally shot five people at a mall in Washington State on September 23, 2016. Police released his name and this mugshot on September 24, 2016.
Some social media users captured Cetrin's capture by police in Oak Harbor.
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Police take Arcan Cetin into custody in Oak Harbor, Washington, on September 24, 2016. He is the suspected gunman who fatally shot five people at a Macy's in Burlington, Washington, on September 23, 2016.
The shooting occurred Friday evening at the Cascade Mall in Burlington, Washington, about 65 miles north of Seattle. Police said Cetrin entered the mall shortly before 7 p.m. and opened fire roughly 10 minutes later in the makeup department of Macy's, police said.
Surveillance video images released by authorities showed that Cetrin, whom police originally described as Hispanic and in his late teens or early 20s, went into the mall without the rifle that he shortly after brandished in the department store.
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Four women, ranging in age from teens to seniors, were killed, and a man who had sustained life-threatening injuries died at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle early Saturday morning, several hours after he was taken there, said Sgt. Mark Francis, a public information officer with the Washington State Patrol.
Police have said they believe Cetrin acted alone, and the FBI said it had no indication that the shooting was linked to terrorism.
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