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Suspect in Washington state mall shooting arrested

BURLINGTON, Wash. — The suspect in a shooting at a Washington state mall that left five dead is in custody, authorities said Saturday.

Official Washington State Patrol public information officer Sgt. Mark Francis tweeted an image of the suspect, Arcan Cetin, 20-yr-old Oak Harbor, Washington, resident.

No other details were immediately available. A news conference was set for Saturday night.

FBI officials in Seattle tweeted that the manhunt was over.

A gunman opened fire at the Cascade Mall in Burlington, Washington, Friday night, killing four females and a male before fleeing. Law enforcement staged a massive search over more than 20 hours for the suspect, initially described by witnesses as a young Hispanic male wearing black.

Authorities had said that a rifle had been found at the scene.

The motive was unknown for the shooting about 60 miles north of Seattle. The FBI was assisting local authorities, but it said there was no evidence to point to terrorism

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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