Man Kills Person at Chicago Mall

A man in a mask and armed unleashed a shooting at a Chicago shopping mall, killing one person, while a teenager was shot, police did not disclose the motive for the shooting, but said it was a targeted attack. The man, in his 20s, opened fire shortly after 7 p.m. on Friday near the food court at the Fashion Outlets of Chicago mall in Rosemont, a town northwest of the city, rosemont’s police sgt. said. Joe Balogh told the Chicago Tribune on Saturday. The gunman then fled in a car with “other unknown subjects,” he said. Read more: Minor dies of overdose after his uncle forced him to clean up drug paraphernalia More than two hours after the shooting, police stopped that vehicle on a Chicago freeway, Balogh said. The owner of the car was taken into custody and was being questioned as a person of interest, he said. A gun was seized as evidence, but no charges have been announced. The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified the man who died as Joel Valdes, 20, of Skokie.A 15-year-old girl who was shot in the right wrist is in stable condition, Balogh said.Authorities previously said a third person was shot and ran away, but Balogh said no other victims had been found as of Saturday afternoon. After the shooting, authorities evacuated and searched the mall. Luis Elijio said he and his family, including his 5-month-old daughter, were shopping at a mall store when a woman opened the store’s doors and shouted, “They’re shooting!” An employee closed the doors and people inside retreated to the back of the store, Elijio said.Read more: Two teenagers beat their teacher to death and then celebrate on social media “And right after I heard what sounded like an automatic weapon,” he said as he recovered with his family in the lobby of the nearby Crowne Plaza hotel. Injured in Shooting at Timberview School in Arlington, Texas

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