Police identify suspect in South Burlington mall shooting
Updated Feb 05, 2021;
Police in South Burlington have identified the suspect in a shooting inside the University Mall that injured a bystander.
Police said late Tuesday night that they were looking for 18-year-old Tyshane Smith. He fled the mall with his friends after the shooting Monday and left behind a pistol that authorities believe he used, police said.
The shooting happened during a dispute among a group of young men, police said.
A young man who was not part of the group was injured. He was taken to the hospital for treatment of a minor projectile injury, police said.
Update: Police searching for 18-year-old in connection with shooting at University Mall Elizabeth Murray, Burlington Free Press
UPDATE: South Burlington police are searching for an 18-year-old male in connection with a shooting at the University Mall.
Police have identified Tyshane Smith as the person they believe fired five shots inside the mall during a dispute with someone he knew on Monday evening. Smith is the only person suspected of firing a gun, which was left behind at the scene when he and the rest of the group involved in the dispute fled, police said.
Police are describing Smith as a 6-foot-tall Black man with a thin build. Detectives are working on a variety of leads in locating Smith.
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SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Police in South Burlington have identified the suspect in a shooting inside the University Mall that injured a bystander.
Police said late Tuesday night that they were looking for 18-year-old Tyshane Smith. He fled the mall with his friends after the shooting Monday and left behind a pistol that authorities believe he used, police said.
The shooting happened during a dispute among a group of young men, police said.
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