Gunfire in Seattle-area mall frightens shoppers

TUKWILA, Wash. (AP) - November 22, 2008 The gunfire Saturday afternoon sent panicked shoppers running for the exits at the Southcenter Mall in Tukwila (tuhk-WIL'-uh).

Police spokesman Mike Murphy says an armed young man might still be in the mall. Police are going store to store looking for him.

The victims were taken to a Seattle hospital, and the mall is being evacuated.

Witness Kayla Shaw says she was eating lunch when she heard gunshots. She says she saw someone being handcuffed before she evacuated.

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