Police: 5 injured in Connecticut mall shooting, person of interest in custody

Police responded to the Brassmill Center Mall in Waterbury Connecticut around p m on Tuesday for reports of a shooting Police say five people were injured in the shooting All casualties are still alive and police say one person is in custody Waterbury police believe the shooter and casualties knew each other and do not believe this was a random act of violence The suspect is described as a man in his early s They tried to find a person like it was in JC Penney reported Jayvon Turner a witness It was like four casualties and then a little girl a girl got shot and then she was like losing a lot of blood and it was crazy and I I stated everybody get out of here Let s go Let s go I tried to get everybody out of here in safety It was really emotional and crazy Waterbury s police chief says the shooter appeared to be armed with a semi-automatic pistol This is a advancing news story stay with NEWS on-air and online for the latest details