A 20-YEAR-OLD US man suspected of firing multiple shots and causing a lockdown at New Jersey's largest shopping mall has been found dead of a self-inflicted wound, authorities say.
Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli said the body of Richard Shoop, 20, of Teaneck, was found in a back area of the Garden State Plaza mall in Paramus on Tuesday. He said Shoop killed himself with the same weapon he used at the mall and that a note was found.
There were no other injuries.
Paramus Police Kenneth Ehrenberg said Shoop's body was discovered early on Tuesday deep within a lower level of the mall that is not a public area. Shoop did not work at the mall, he said, and police are still seeking a possible motive for the shooting.
Chaos erupted shortly before the mall's closing time when authorities said a man dressed in black and wearing what is believed to be a motorcycle helmet fired shots. There were no injuries.
Witnesses said the sound of gunfire sent customers and employees rushing hysterically for the exits and hiding places.
Jessica Stigliano, 21, of Ridgefield, who'd been in the food court, said she had thought, "Not many people run for their life, but that's what I'm doing right now."
Bergen County spokeswoman Jeanne Baratta told the AP that SWAT teams concentrated their search in the northeast corner of the mall, near a Nordstrom store, believing the suspect might still be in the mall.
She said authorities found one bullet casing.
Hundreds of law enforcement officers converged on the mall, which was put on lockdown. New Jersey State Police landed a helicopter in the parking lot and SWAT teams with K-9 units went through the mall and evacuated anyone who was still there.
The mall, which has more than 270 stores, is located in Bergen County, about 15 miles northwest of Manhattan.
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