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Five killed in US shopping centre
Ambulance and police outside Lane Bryant store 2/2/08
The shooting took place in a branch of Lane Bryant
Five women have been shot dead at a shopping centre in the US city of
Chicago, local police have said.
The incident happened at the Brookside Marketplace in the suburb of
Tinley Park, police Sergeant T J Grady said.
Sgt Grady said officers found the victims inside a Lane Bryant
clothing store shortly after receiving an emergency call at 1045 (1645
GMT).
A suspect in the shooting is reported to have fled the scene. Police
have yet to establish a motive for the attack.
Witnesses said that following the incident police shut down nearby
shops and searched the area with their guns drawn.
"Every store was immediately canvassed and a search by air, too, has
given us every indication that the offender has left the scene," Sgt
TJ Grady told reporters.
He said police were looking for a black man about 5ft 9 inches tall
and weighing 230 to 260 pounds, dressed in a black waist-length winter
coat, a black cap and black jeans.
The Lane Bryant shop was open at the time of the shootings, but Sgt
Grady refused to say whether the women killed were customers or staff.
He said that the authorities are still trying to contact the victims'
families.
Ambulance and police outside Lane Bryant store 2/2/08
The shooting took place in a branch of Lane Bryant
Five women have been shot dead at a shopping centre in the US city of
Chicago, local police have said.
The incident happened at the Brookside Marketplace in the suburb of
Tinley Park, police Sergeant T J Grady said.
Sgt Grady said officers found the victims inside a Lane Bryant
clothing store shortly after receiving an emergency call at 1045 (1645
GMT).
A suspect in the shooting is reported to have fled the scene. Police
have yet to establish a motive for the attack.
Witnesses said that following the incident police shut down nearby
shops and searched the area with their guns drawn.
"Every store was immediately canvassed and a search by air, too, has
given us every indication that the offender has left the scene," Sgt
TJ Grady told reporters.
He said police were looking for a black man about 5ft 9 inches tall
and weighing 230 to 260 pounds, dressed in a black waist-length winter
coat, a black cap and black jeans.
The Lane Bryant shop was open at the time of the shootings, but Sgt
Grady refused to say whether the women killed were customers or staff.
He said that the authorities are still trying to contact the victims'
families.
