2016 Cascade Mall shooting
| 2016 Cascade Mall shooting | |
|---|---|
Closed-circuit television stills of the perpetrator (Arcan Cetin) | |
2016 Cascade Mall shooting (Washington (state)) 2016 Cascade Mall shooting (the United States) | |
| Location | 48°27′44″N 122°20′16″W / 48.462213°N 122.337782°W Cascade Mall, Burlington, Washington, U.S. |
| Date | September 23, 2016 6:52 p.m. (PDT) |
Attack type | Mass shooting, mass murder |
| Weapons | Ruger 10/22 rifle |
| Deaths | 5 |
| Perpetrator | Arcan Cetin |
On September 23, 2016, a mass shooting occurred at Cascade Mall in Burlington, Washington, United States. Five people were killed in the incident. The gunman was identified as Arcan Cetin, a 20-year-old who emigrated from Turkey as a child with his family. He was arrested the following day in Oak Harbor, Washington, his hometown. On September 26, he confessed to committing the shooting. On April 16, 2017, Cetin killed himself via hanging in his jail cell.