The incident occurred in a parking lot of Westfield Montgomery mall in Bethesda, Maryland, with one male victim deceased. Two other victims, a man and a woman, are in the hospital with one in critical condition, according to Montgomery County police. The hospital has been placed on placed on lockdown as an act of precaution.
— Montgomery Co Police (@mcpnews) May 6, 2016
— Alexandra Limon (@AlexandraFox5DC) May 6, 2016
Police have apprehended Eulalio Tordil near the Aspen Hill grocery store location in connection with the shootings. Tordil was observed by plainclothes officers for an hour before authorities felt it was safe to move in and apprehend him.
— Horace Holmes (@ABC7Horace) May 6, 2016
— Nikki Burdine (@NikkiBurdine) May 6, 2016
"We have no reason to believe the victims knew the suspect," Montgomery County Assistant Chief Darryl McSwain told reporters. "But we are certainly looking at all angles."
According to one witness, a woman was walking toward the mall when a man approached her and asked where she was going. When she didn't respond, the man reportedly reached into his car and pulled out a gun.
— Nikki Burdine (@NikkiBurdine) May 6, 2016
Preliminary reports suggest that the suspect shot one victim and then fired on two people who rushed to the victim’s aid.
— FOX 5 DC (@fox5dc) May 6, 2016
Authorities have reason to belive that the mall shooting is connected to a separate shooting that occurred at a grocery store Friday morning, only 8 miles away. One person has been reported killed in that shooting.
62-year-old Eulalio Tordil, a police officer with the Federal Protective Service who was placed on administrative leave, is also suspected of killing his estranged wife outside of High Point High School in neighboring Prince George’s County on Thursday.
— Tracee Wilkins (@TraceeWilkins) May 6, 2016
— Brad Freitas (@NewsChopperBrad) May 5, 2016
Local police have asked the FBI for assistance in the investigation.
