Person of interest in custody following fatal mall shooting
A person of interest was taken into custody Friday night after a man was killed and a 15-year-old girl was wounded in a shooting at the Fashion Outlets of Chicago mall in Rosemont, police said.
About 7:10 p.m., Rosemont police responded to calls of shots fired, Rosemont police Sgt. Joseph Balogh said in a statement. Officers found 20-year-old Joel Valdes, of Skokie, lying on the ground a short distance from the food court, with multiple gunshot wounds.
Valdes was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Balogh said. A second person, a 15-year-old girl, was found inside a bathroom near the food court with a gunshot wound near her right wrist and was grazed by a bullet on her leg.
The girl was also taken to the hospital, where her condition was stabilized, Balogh said. There were reports of a third gunshot victim, but that has not been confirmed.
The alleged shooter, described as a male in his mid-20s with a mask covering his face, left the scene of the shooting in a 2008 Maroon-colored Honda, Balogh said. The Honda was later located outside of Rosemont
with the owner of the vehicle, who is being questioned about their involvement in the shooting.
It is unknown if the driver of the vehicle is the person who is believed to have fired shots. No other persons have been identified, Balogh said.
The shooting is believed to have been an isolated incident and the alleged shooter targeted Valdes, Balogh said.