UPDATE (32 minutes ago):
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1110AP_Mall_Shooting.html
Sunday, November 20, 2005 · Last updated 2:23 p.m. PT
"6 hurt in Washington state mall shooting"
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "TACOMA, Wash. -- At least six people were hurt after shots were fired inside a Tacoma shopping mall Sunday, and the mall was locked down as police searched for a shooter, authorities said.
It wasn't immediately clear if any of the injured had been shot.
A clerk said she heard three gunshots, and a shopper said he saw a man running through the mall with a gun and firing.
"An individual had just come running through a cross section and I heard some fire so I just told everybody to drop," Dick Waldo told KING-TV. "And then the individual started running toward the other end of the mall."
The mall was locked down, and the shooter was also still believed to be inside, Tacoma Fire Department Deputy Chief John Lendosky told CNN.
Authorities got a call about 12:15 p.m. that shots had been fired inside the mall, and State Patrol and police units from nearby agencies were clustered around an entrance at the south end of Tacoma Mall.
Six people were taken to hospitals with minor injuries, Lendosky said. He couldn't confirm whether any of them had been shot."
UPDATE... (19 minutes ago)
http://www.komotv.com/stories/40360.htm
"Several Hurt As Shots Fired Inside Tacoma Mall"
November 20, 2005
By KOMO Staff & News Services
TACOMA -
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A clerk said she heard three gunshots, and a shopper said he saw a man running through the mall with a gun and firing."
ARTICLE SNIPPET #2: "Thompson said the evacuation was pretty fast and a rather controlled situation. "I didn’t' see a whole lot of panic, but here were a few that were disturbed about it. I think the employees and security personnel at JC Penneys and the mall did an excellent job making sure that people were taken care of."
Six people were taken to area hospitals with various injuries. At least one was in critical condition. Police have not confirmed whether any of the injuries were the results of gun shots."