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Suspect in New Jersey mall shooting found dead

The prosecutor says Shoop left an ambiguous note with his family. While the prosecutor would not call it a suicide note, Molinelli says it did "express that an end is coming."

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FP Archives|Nov 05, 2013, 18:47:41 IST

Authorities don't believe a gunman who killed himself after causing a lockdown at New Jersey's largest shopping mall wanted to hurt anyone.Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli tells ABC's "Good Morning America" that 20-year-old Richard Shoop went into the Garden State Plaza Mall with the intent that he was not going to come out alive.[caption id="attachment_1211917" align="alignleft" width="380"]APAuthorities don't believe a gunman who killed himself after causing a lockdown at New Jersey's largest shopping mall wanted to hurt anyone. AP[/caption]The prosecutor says Shoop left an ambiguous note with his family. While the prosecutor would not call it a suicide note, Molinelli says it did "express that an end is coming."Shoop's body was found in a back corridor on the lower level of the mall in Paramus early Tuesday.Chaos erupted Monday shortly before the mall's 9:30 p.m. closing time. Authorities say Shoop walked in dressed in black and fired shots. There were no injuries.AP

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First Published:Nov 05, 2013, 18:47:41 IST
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