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Terrorism Not Ruled Out In Fatal Washington State Mall Shooting Of 5

Written by Teunis Felter

State authorities say they have taken a suspect into custody in connection with Saturday’s deadly shooting of five people, almost 24 hours after the gunman opened fire in a Macy’s store in a crowded mall of small-town Burlington, Wash. Police identified the man as 20-year-old Arcan Cetin, a permanent resident from Turkey. He was apprehended, about 30 miles west of the crime scene. Police said they know of no motive, but they are not ruling out terrorism. Cetin had been arrested once before in Skagit County for simple assault last year.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/24/495337384/police-say-suspect-in-washington-state-mall-shooting-in-custody

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Teunis Felter

Teunis Felter has over 20 years experience as an author, editor, and scientist. When not exploring outside, he enjoys reading history, researching genealogy, and civilly discussing politics.