2 shot at Southcenter Mall; suspect at large

Why can't we all just get a long? I would you shoot 2 people that you have no idea who they are. I just don't understand. When we figure out that we are all the same then we will never be able to unite as a country and move foreward for the good of everyone. Instead of hurting other people. Especially when you have no idea who they are. Same thing with road rage. Why get so pissed off when you are going to forget about within the week?

Police are searching for a suspect in the shooting of two young men at Southcenter Mall in Tukwila this afternoon.

The mall has been locked down, with store employees and customers remaining inside. Police are searching store by store, allowing groups of people to exit at a time, Tukwila Police spokesman Mike Murphy said.

The two victims, described as young men in their late teens or early 20s, were transported to Harborview Medical Center with serious injuries.

The incident, reported just before 4 p.m., occurred near the south main entrance of the mall, in a corridor near two restaurants. Police said they have talked to one eyewitness and are reviewing surveillance tapes.

The suspect is described as a black male in his late teens or early 20s, of average build, about 5 feet 6 inches tall and 145 pounds. He was believed to be wearing a black jumpsuit with red piping.

Police said the suspect used a pistol and fired multiple shots.

People inside the mall described a chaotic scene.

Martin Rosenblum, a jeweler at Fast-Fix Jewelry and Watch Repairs, said he was about to leave the store for a late lunch when he saw a flood of shoppers "running and screaming, They were saying 'Get out. Get out.' Then the police came and (our boss) said the 'lock the doors.'"

Chauncey Williams, a soldier from Fort Lewis, said he was coming out of J.C. Penney when he saw two men arguing when one pulled a gun and started shooting. He said children were screaming and shoppers were running.

"I've got the heebie jeebies. It's like I'm back in Iraq or something."

Two other people inside the mall were hospitalized during the evacuation, one a pregnant woman who went into labor, Dave Nelson, spokesman for Skyway Fire.