UPDATE...
HEARD ON CNN - UNCONFIRMED
The shooter has 2-3 hostages in the mall.
The suspicious package story is unconfirmed
http://www.cnn.com
ON THE NET...
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=Tacoma&btnG=Search+News
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=mall&btnG=Search+News
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=hostages&btnG=Search+News