Show i t i Washington man goes on rampage in mall mal I Carli Contributing Writer Just follow the screams I That was the chilling instruction instruction instruction tion given to a dispatcher just moments before the caller who claimed to be armed with two rifles opened fire in a crowded Tacoma Washington shopping mall according to Associated Press reports The caller year old Dominick Sergio Maldonado allegedly went on a shooting spree on Nov 20 injuring six b people and leaving one in critical critical critical cal condition The shooting began outside near the food court the suspect then continued to walk down the halls arms anns raised and shooting at will He reloaded right in hi front of me and then continued to walk down the hallway shooting his rifle shopper Jerry Jeffry Rhodes in ill told the Associated Press Shoppers began to scatter and hit the ground Still the gunman proceeded down the hall with guns firing but mostly aimed upward according to many witness accounts Maldonado proceeded to the Sam Goody where he is accused of taking three adults as hostage According to Tacoma Police witnesses say a child was present present present pre pre- sent initially but the suspect let the youngster go Almost four hours after the rampage began Maldonado surrendered surrendered sur sur- surrendered sur- sur rendered to the SWAT team in a crying heap on the floor Prosecutors said in court documents documents documents doc doc- said Maldonado denied intending to shoot anyone but instead wanted media attention Police have reported Maldonado discussing at length his difficult childhood and prosecutors prosecutors prosecutors pros pros- say he has shown great remorse for the incident FUrth Further x searching in Maldonado's car and bedroom yielded plans and materials for making bombs and the deadly poison as well as body shooting targets t Friends say Maldonado had sent them warnings of trouble via text message earlier that day Tiffany Robison 20 has as openly informed the media of a message she received from Maldonado just shortly before noon reading Today is the day that the world will feel my anger Robison dated Maldonado until a drug problem ended their relationship six months ago Maldonado's best friend Bret Strickler reported getting a similar sim sim- sim similar ilar message Maldonado is no stranger to trouble As a a. a juvenile t. t 11 Maldonado was convicted convict convicted d o of multiple felonies in including luding bur bur- glary 1 t Washington authorities are still looking into how Maldonado obtained the weapons he purportedly used in inthe inthe inthe the spree Given Maldonado's criminal background he should have been barred from any gun pur pur- chases Prosecutors were able to charge Maldonado with two counts of first-degree first unlawful possession of a firearm Maldonado is also facing eight counts of first-degree first assault and four counts of kidnapping kidnapping kidnapping kid- kid napping to which he pleaded no not not guilty the following day in the Pierce Cou County ty Superior Court Maldonado is being held on 2 2 million IIi on bail r- r r. r |