1 dead in shooting at Iowa mall; suspect in custody

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Gunman shot at least one female victim and then fled
Authorities arrested the a suspect, but did not release any information on the suspect or the victim
The mall is near Interstate 80 in Coralville, a community of 19,000 people in eastern Iowa
It's the second-largest mall in Iowa

Published: 23:08 EST, 12 June 2015 | Updated: 01:08 EST, 13 June 2015

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A shooting near the food court of a popular Iowa mall left one female dead and stunned shoppers Friday night, police said.

Witnesses reported hearing gunshots inside the Coral Ridge Mall in Coralville sometime after 7 p.m. They said that a male gunman shot at least one female victim, then fled.

The shots and the report of the gunman caused some shoppers to rush out of the mall and others to take cover inside until the threat cleared.

Shots fired: Shoppers and employees wait outside the Coral Ridge Mall following a shooting on Friday in Coralville, Iowa

Closed: Shoppers exit the shopping mall following the shooting. A spokesman for Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad says a suspect is in custody and the public is not believed to be in further danger

One female was killed in the shooting, Iowa Department of Public Safety spokesman Alex Murphy confirmed late Friday.

The victim's identity was being withheld pending notification of her family.

Troopers with the Iowa State Patrol and Scott County Sheriff's deputies arrested the shooting suspect during a traffic stop on Interstate 80, about 50 miles east of the mall in Davenport, Murphy said. The suspect wasn't identified.

Murphy said there was no reason to believe there were any additional suspects, and the public is no longer in danger.

Authorities have released no additional details, including a possible motive for the shooting.

On scene: Police officers and sheriffs secure the Coral Ridge Mall food court following a shooting

One dead: A woman was shot in the back with a handgun and that the shooter was a young male wearing a black hat and black vest

The mall is along a busy stretch of Interstate 80 in Coralville, a normally quiet, suburban community of about 19,000 people in eastern Iowa.

Coral Ridge is the second-largest mall in Iowa, and it has long been a regional shopping destination.

Police from several local agencies sped to the mall after the shooting was reported.

Some shoppers and workers were told to evacuate immediately after the shooting, while others remained on lockdown for more than an hour, authorities said.

Disturbing: Calvin Taylor of Coralville checks his phone as he waits outside the Coral Ridge Mall following the shooting. Coral Ridge is the second-largest mall in Iowa, and it has long been a regional shopping destination