In the United States, a man believed to have opened fire with a rifle at a Washington state mall, killing five people, was captured. Authorities said, the suspect has been taken into custody but declined to immediately release more details.

Seattle television station KOMO reported on Twitter that the suspect has been captured in Oak Harbor, a community about 48 km southwest of Burlington where the mall shooting occurred on Friday.

Washington state police officials said authorities will hold a news conference to provide further details about the arrest. The shooter had disappeared under the cover of darkness at the Cascade Mall on Friday.