The suspected Washington state mall shooter has been captured: state police

Michelle Mark,Reuters

Sep 25, 2016, 08:34 IST

Washington State Patrol handout via Reuters

An image taken from security video shows the gunman who opened fire in the Cascade Mall in Burlington, Washington on Friday night, and who is still at large, released by the Washington State Patrol, September 24, 2016.

(Reuters) - A suspect in the fatal shooting of five people at a Washington state mall was taken into custody on Saturday, Washington State Patrol spokesman Keith Leary said in a telephone interview.

The Washington State Patrol in a message on Twitter also confirmed a person had been taken into custody.

Authorities first received reports of shots fired in Burlington's Cascade Mall around 7 p.m. PT on Friday night.

A gunman had opened fire in a Macy's store, killing four women and a man. The suspect remained at large for nearly a full day as authorities launched their search.

(Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis in Los Angeles and Curtis Skinner in San Francisco; Editing by Michael Perry)