Vancouver Mall in Vancouver, Wash., Nov. 1, 2024. One person died and two people were injured in a shooting at a shopping mall in Vancouver, Washington, Thursday night, according to the Vancouver Police Department.
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Vancouver police say they arrested a suspect Saturday in the shooting at a mall in Vancouver, Washington, on Halloween.
Law enforcement arrested Travis L. Ward, 32, at a Vancouver residence.
The shooting happened around 7:30 p.m. Thursday during a family trick-or-treating event at the Vancouver Mall. One person was killed, and two other men were wounded but have since been released from a local hospital.
Police said they believed the shooting was a targeted killing. Ward has been charged with first degree murder.
Clarification: An earlier version of this story misstated the age of Travis L. Ward. He’s 32. Vancouver police revised the information after the initial press release.