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Police in Georgia Arrest Suspect in Mall of America Shooting

BLOOMINGTON, Minn.—A suspect wanted in connection with a fatal shooting at the Mall of America in December was arrested in Georgia on Tuesday, police said. Bloomington, Minnesota, Police Chief Booker Hodges said during a news conference Tuesday that the 17-year-old suspect was taken into custody in Decatur, Georgia, by federal and state law enforcement officials….


Babies ‘R’ US to Return With Store at American Dream Mall

Babies “R” Us will reopen its first store at New Jersey’s American Dream Mall this summer, nearly five years after its parent Toys “R” Us closed shop across the country, the retailer’s owner WHP Global said on Tuesday. Babies “R” Us was the go-to destination for parents looking for cribs, pacifiers, and diaper bags until…


Teen Killed in Shooting Outside Indianapolis Mall Identified

INDIANAPOLIS—The name of a teenager killed in a shooting outside an Indianapolis shopping mall was released Wednesday. The Marion County Coroner’s Office identified him as 16-year-old Michael Mason Jr. Mason was killed and a man was wounded in the shooting that occurred Tuesday night outside the Castleton Square Mall on the city’s far northeast side,…


3 Charged in Mall of America Killing Days Before Christmas

MINNEAPOLIS—Three suspects were charged Thursday in connection to the Mall of America shooting on Dec. 23 that killed 19-year-old Johntae Hudson, of St. Paul, inside the mall’s Nordstrom store. Taeshawn Adams Wright, 18, of Minneapolis, was charged with second-degree murder and second-degree assault, and two 17-year-olds were charged with second-degree riot. Two others were arrested…


Authorities Identify Mall of America Shooting Victim

MINNEAPOLIS—Authorities have identified the 19-year-old man who was fatally shot during an altercation at the Mall of America on Friday evening. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office said Sunday that Johntae Hudson of St. Paul died of multiple gunshot wounds just before 8 p.m. Friday at the mall in Bloomington, Minnesota. Police arrested five teenagers…


Mall Shooter Told Ex-girlfriend He Would ‘Take Others’ If He Died

GREENWOOD, Ind.—The ex-girlfriend of a 20-year-old man who fatally shot three people at an Indianapolis-area mall said he told her he didn’t expect to make it to 21 and that if he killed himself, he would “take others” with him, a police chief said Wednesday. Jonathan Douglas Sapirman was also fascinated with Nazi Germany, according…


National Guard Airman Dies in Snowboarding Fall at NJ Mall

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.—A man who was serving in the Air National Guard died after he fell while snowboarding at an indoor ski park inside a New Jersey mall, officials and family members said. Peter Mathews, 24, of Bay Shore on New York’s Long Island, fell Dec. 8 as he snowboarded at the Big Snow American…


Fire Engulfs Another Moscow Mall, 2nd Such Fire in 4 Days

MOSCOW—A massive fire gutted a shopping mall on Moscow’s eastern outskirts on Monday, the second such blaze in four days. The blaze at the mall in Balashikha that trades in construction items and home decoration materials first erupted at a storage area and later spread to part of the building. A guard was hospitalized after…


Stabbing, Shooting at Georgia Mall Outside Atlanta

BUFORD, Ga.—One person was stabbed Friday and an officer shot the suspect at the Mall of Georgia outside Atlanta, police said. The incident began when a suspected thief began smashing jewelry counters inside the Macy’s store at the mall, authorities said. The suspect then stabbed a store employee who tried to stop him and he…


Community Mourns Indiana Mall Shooting Victims, Hails ‘Hero’ Civilian

Victor Gomez, who was gunned down while his wife and three children were unharmed nearby at an Indiana shopping mall, is remembered as a dedicated, hard-working family man and entrepreneur. Gomez’s aunt, Maria Zaragoza, told The Epoch Times that while Gomez’s wife and children were in a women’s restroom, Gomez had been in the men’s…