Ohio mall shooting: at least 1 person dead, police say

An individual was killed after being shot within the head at a mall close to Columbus, Ohio Sunday afternoon and an individual has been arrested, in accordance with police.

Gunfire was reported on the Mall at Tuttle Crossing in Dublin round 2:40 p.m. A suspect was arrested with a firearm outdoors a JCPenney, dispatchers stated. 

A sufferer, whose identification was not launched, was pronounced lifeless on arrival. Shops have been placed on lockdown amid the capturing, the Columbus Dispatch reported. 

Police advised 10 WBNS the incident seems to be remoted and there’s no additional menace to the general public. Columbus police are dealing with the investigation. 

MARYLAND AUTHORITIES SAY 3 DEAD, 1 INJURED AFTER SHOOTING AT MANUFACTURING PLANT

No additional particulars have been launched. 

Dublin is a few 20-minute drive north of Columbus.

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The capturing comes because the nation stays on edge over a current spate of high-profile shootings throughout the U.S. Final month, an 18-year-old gunman opened fireplace at a grocery retailer in Buffalo, New York, killing 10 folks and injuring others. Lower than two weeks later, one other 18-year-old gunman shot and killed 21 folks – together with 19 kids – at an elementary college in Texas.