Person of interest in Connecticut mall shooting that wounded 5 people detained, police say

WATERBURY Conn AP Detectives have detained a person of interest in a shooting at a Connecticut mall on Tuesday that wounded five people and prompted an evacuation and a massive police response Officers responded to the Brass Mill Center for reports of a disturbance at around p m mentioned Waterbury Police Chief Fernando Spagnolo All of the casualties were being treated at hospitals Waterbury Police stated on social media post Tuesday night that the casualties have non-life-threatening injuries Spagnolo revealed police believe the shooter used a semiautomatic pistol He declared the suspect knows the casualties and that the shooting was preceded by a dispute that hurriedly escalated We do not believe this was a random act of violence Spagnolo disclosed at a briefing outside the mall adding that there is no further threat to the populace No additional details about the person of interest were provided by Waterbury Police Spagnolo credited patrons and mall staff for sheltering in place and keeping safe during the shooting I think they mitigated a lot of what could have been a really bad case here Spagnolo reported These acts occur Unfortunately it s the society we live in at time But we can t let it get us down Connecticut Gov Ned Lamont revealed state police will be assisting with the examination Our hearts break for the Waterbury public the casualties and their families who have been impacted by this event the Democrat explained in a message The Brass Mill Center is located off Interstate in Waterbury about miles about kilometers southwest of Hartford the state capital