but we have other news to tell you about around we'll get back to paramus as it warrants. a poll will start opening several hours from now and in 2013 it's considered an off election, there are americans that won't bother to vote, that will be a big mistake. the votes cast tomorrow in several state contests could have a direct impact on congressional and state races for years ahead. take new jersey race for governor. it has people looking ahead to 2016, the race for the white house, chris christie easily to win over barbara buono, in his mostly democratic home state. and virginia taking on national prominence as well, ken cuccinelli said the vote for him is a vote against the affordable care act. a vote against terry mcauliffe is a vote against the tea party. >>> first new mayor in 20 years replacing retiring tom menino, in boston. and new york city could be electing its first democratic mayor in 20 years, bill deblasio and joe loda were talking confidently. >> would like to introduce to you the next first lady of new york, sherlaine. >> deblasio has a lead in the polls. b

cbs news' jericka duncan joins us live from paramus. she has been there all morning and has more on the investigation. >> reporter: the county prosecutor here describes the shooter as someone that is depressed and despondent. he says that that was part of the reason he may have come in here not necessarily inflick harm on others but to draw -- not necessarily to inflict harm on others but to draw attention to himself and kill himself. police say 20-year-old richard shoop walked into the garden state plaza mall in paramus, new jersey, just before closing and opened fire. these women came face to face with the shooter. >> out of nowhere, the guy walks right past the front door and he is shooting shots in the air. >> he paused for a second and just looked inside the store. i just froze. >> reporter: police quickly responded and s.w.a.t. team members stormed the facility. >> the shooter, for whatever reason, instead of staying and fighting, fled deeper into the mall. >> reporter: officials put the mall in lockdown and began a methodical sea

according to the mayor of paramus, no injuries. he believes the shooter -- the shooter has left but that is contradictory to what the police have just -- we got the police saying they believe the shooter is inside the mall. the mayor of paramus staying no injuries which is good news in all this. this may be a stupid question but how soon after the last shot did you see this gunman? >> within seconds. it sounded to me like it was right outside of nordstrom and the store i work at is very close to nordstrom. so it was almost like -- after he went past my store i heard two more shots. >> so once you saw him you heard more shots after that? >> mm hmm. i think it was two. and i had already grabbed the girls i work with and we had run to the back and that's what we heard. >> did it look like -- was he moving in one particular direction? was he walking aimlessly -- what he walking one direction or -- >> in a straight line down from nordstrom, the way our mall is set up. it was like he was walking toward macy's just straight down the hall

the gunman inside of paramus mall is found dead. we'll have a live report from the scene coming your way. >> reporter: rohnert park is gearing up for its megacasino. i'm mark kelly. how this new space could affect traffic. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, november 5th. i'm frank mallicoat. >>> he paused for a second and just looked inside the store. i just froze. >> police say the gunman at a popular new jersey mall is dead apparently taking his own life. >> we're anticipating a lot more vehicles this week and in the next coming couple of weeks. >> the roads will be packed after the graton resort and casino opens today in rohnert park. it will be the largest in california. >> our community i'm going to say is not afraid of the nra. >> it's a election day and gun laws are a hot topic here in california. one measure in sunnyvale would ban weapons with magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. >> fog related delays at san francisco international airport may be a thing of the past. the airport is using a protocol that will keep more flights coming in even

no one was hurt when a gunman opened fire at garden state plaza mall in paramus. overnight, police found the suspect in the back area of the mall dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. the shopping center is one of the largest in the greater new york city area about a dozen miles from manhattan. cbs news' jericka duncan joins us live from paramus. >> reporter: i just spoke to the county prosecutor and he says based on a note left behind by the gunman, he described him as despondent and depressed. he said it could be part of the reason why he came to this mall fired several shots and later decided to commit suicide. >>> reporter: police say 20- year-old richard shoop walked into the garden state plaza mall in paramus, new jersey, just before closing and opened fire. these women came face to face with the shooter. >> out of nowhere, the guy walks right past the front door and he is shooting shots in the air. >> he paused for a second and just looked inside the store. i just froze. >> reporter: police quickly responded and s.w.a.t. team members stormed the facilit

paramus police say hundreds of people, customers and employees were forced to stay in the mall as it was in lock-down mode. once shoop was found the people t customers and employees were allowed to leave in the last couple hours and be reunited with their family. coming up i'm going to talk about where police think this gun that shoop used, where it came from. one hint, it's not his. >> frightening for a lot of people. it's 5:03. closer to home after a heated debate over gun rights, pleasant hills council passed a proposal limiting gun rights. last night the city voted to limit areas where gun stores can open and also require owners and employees to pass criminal background checks. dozens of people were at last night's meeting. the ordinance will get a final vote on november 18. >>> sunnyvale voters expected to take on the issue of gun control at the polls. it's a measure that's considered so controversial depending on the outcome it could land the city in court. christie smith live in sunnyvale with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. a lot of people keeping a clos

again, paramus, new jersey, just outside of patterson. northwest of manhattan. if you know the area, we are now learning that police, they are expanding their search initially where the crews have been rather with the s.w.a.t. teams going inside, looking for the shooter inside. now, we are getting new information that the shooter, they may have left the mall area. they were shooting out the surveillance cameras inside the mall. we're not sure what that is all about. but that's the good news here where there are no reports. once again, no reports of any injuries, we are hearing for the first time since the shots were fired from witnesses down at the mall to take a listen to what just came into the satellite center. >> we were not sure what it was at first. we thought it was a joke and then they started yelling. and it is almost into nordstrom. >> they came running towards us saying that shots were fired. >> and that they will be going on at the mall there in paramus. we'll keep a close eye from the satellite center. we'll get you more information just as soon as

team and paramus police are responding on the scene. when the calls go out, you have as many people responding as possible. >> correct. they would have set up temporary headquarters with members from each of the agencies. they are all switching to the same frequency and operating with the same instruction be. you you know, you showed some of the police cars in the parking lot. i'm sure they are searching the cars that are parked. they are reviewing the video as well trying to backtrack when he came into the mall to see if they can identify the vehicle and i tempt to identify who the person may be. >> is it a concern when you have people inside the mall and they are evacuating people out of the mall you don't want the shooter to blend in with people who are evacuating. >> that's the appointment point that was made by the woman before. they were frisked by police. and i'm sure they checked if there were garments consistent with what the early reports of what the shooter were wearing. >> the shooter is still in the mall. that is the word f

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the garden state plaza mall in the town of paramus, 15 miles north of manhattan. marla tellez has all of the details about the shooter, the gun that the shooter used. good morning. >> good morning. in my last report i told you that the suspect got the modified ak-47 from his brothers. now they say he did not have his brother's permission. the brother did own the gun legally. this photo has been released of the shooter, he is 20-year-old richard shoop from new jersey. authorities say he does not have an extensive criminal history though they know of him for his drug use. shoop was found after 3:00 a.m. with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. we reported a note from shoop was found at the scene. now officials are saying that note was actually left with his family. officials are not calling it a suicide note it does express that an end is coming. >> i do not believe that mr. shoop thought he would come out of here this evening alive. it could have been a suicide by cop intention, but it did not appear at least at the outset from what we know now that his intention was t

nbc bay area's tracie strahan is in paramus where it all came to an end. >> reporter: what authorities describe as a nightmare scenario at this the largest mall in new jersey ended hours ago with the suspected gunman found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the basement of the mall, a man who not thought to have come here to injure anyone. this started around 9:30 last night, richard shoop, entered a public space here at the mall in paramus, firing at least six rounds. a 911 call made police surround the area. at least 500 officers including s.w.a.t. teams in new jersey state police going store by store every inch of the 2 1/2 million square foot mall in the hunt for shoop. people were forced to run inside a store with officers approaching with guns drawn trying to confirm their identity and make sure they were not the suspect. shoop's body was found in a remote area of the mall around 3:20 this morning from the self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. he is a man authorities say is known to them, with a history of drug use. the gun, a modified ak-47, was one that authorities

ron allen, nbc news, paramus, new jersey. >>> there was news today regarding safety in the air. it's taken several years and a lot of pressure by families who lost loved ones in the crash of a commuter plane outside buffalo, new york. an accident blamed on pilot error. today the government announced major changes for pilot training. the most significant changes in two decades. nbc's tom costello is live at jetblue's training facility. >> reporter: hi, brian. this is all about requiring more time in these sophisticated training equipment. they operate them not just for jetblue pilots but others as well. it's about giving pilots time in these simulators, time the faa says is invaluable. it was nearly five years ago that 50 people died when an airlines crew stalled and then crashed a plane outside of buffalo. today the faa applauded the families of flight 3407 for demanding change in a cockpit and at the airlines. >> they have channelled their grief into advocating for safety improvements that will benefit millions of families. >> reporter: today the faa insisted that all airlines

late-breakinging details and get straight to nic robertson who is live in paramus. >> reporter: police found the body of the man who went into the mall shooting, richard shoop's body was found at 3:20 a.m. this morning in the back of the shopping mall behind a building area under construction some distance where he entered the mall six hours earlier. police say he took his own life, that he was probably laying dead there for some hours. he had entered the shopping mall, gone through the mall and arrived at a place where he took his own life. i'm joined by the prosecutor here, john mullanely. can you talk us through exactly what happened tonight? >> some time after 9:00 p.m., mr. shoop came in dressed all in black and wearing a black motorcycle helmet with his rifle and shortly after entering, let go about a minimum of six rounds or maybe more. we have to look at it yet. in an area he could have easily hit individuals but chose not to. based upon what our investigation disclosed over the hours that followed, we believe that he went in there with the intent to either be shot by police, w

officials in paramus new jersey say they are searching for someone who opened fire inside a mall monday night. witnesses report seeing one or more people shooting just before the mall closed. the mayor of paramus says they have locked down the mall. >>> a bill based on sexual identity began the debate open the bill. house speaker john boehner says he opposes that measure. >>> secretary of state john kerry and his saudi counterpart met and had a press conference today. the highest ranking american diplomat to visit the agency then. you can always get the latest news on are aljazeera.com. great divide where the tumble weed outnumber the locals. a new home on the rage. >> we want to be individual, we don't want the government to take care of us. >>> a message about shared faith and common values. >> we talk about family, we talk about education, we talk about self dependence. we talk about opportunities for american dream. >> and flowing straight into trouble. a new front in the contest between energy and the environment. >> and good evening. thanks for being with us. i'm joie chen. will t

he's in paramus, new jersey, this morning. good morning, gio. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. you said it. it was a frightening scene here overnight. a six-hour search for that gunman. the good news right now, nobody else was injured here. but that gunman was found dead. at approximately 9:20 p.m., a man wearing all-black and a motorcycle helmet opened fire with a modified large rifle at the garden state plaza mall in paramus, new jersey. just minutes before the mall closed. >> as soon as i came upstairs, the mall security guy was just screaming at me to get out. >> i just tried to make sure people got out safe. >> reporter: panicked shoppers and mall employees ran for their lives. thousands of people inside at the time. the man continued to shoot randomly at an open area of the mall, not taking aim at anyone. >> they looked scared. i looked to my right and i saw him walking. i was like, oh, my god. >> reporter: a massive police presence descended on new jersey's largest mall. employees and shoppers, desperately seek

paramus police identifying him as richard shoop, a 20-year-old restaurant worker. officials say he killed himself. the incident began moments before the mall was supposed to close after 9 p.m. witnesses say he walked through the mall carrying a rifle wearing full tactical gear. while police say he fired off only one shot, witnesses say he fired five shots into the air even taking out security cameras. new cell phone video posted on youtube of the moments before the mall went on lockdown. officers walked past businesses telling mall workers to get out. >> like you see on tv all the time but the real deal. >> come on! >> no one was hurt and the nearly 100 people under lockdown in the mall have now been released. an investigation is underway to determine what led shoop to open fire. >> he does have a history of drug use and drug abuse, but we do believe that the main motive for what he did tonight was suicide. >> police say the mall will be closed today as the investigation continues. back to you guys down in the studio. we were told by a reporter -- we were talking t

we report from the scene in paramus, new jersey. >> reporter: authorities say 20-year-old richard shoop was on a suicide mission, didn't plan on hurting anyone else when he started to shoot in new jersey's largest shopping mall. >> he could have really injured or killed many, many people but chose not to. >> reporter: six gunshots were fired shortly before closing time at the garden state plaza. >> out of nowhere the guy walked right past the front door and is shooting shots in the air. >> reporter: hundreds of officers arrived on scene quickly. some employees and customers ran for their lives. others hid for hours until swat teams helped them evacuate. >> get your hands up. >> reporter: cell phone video shows people as they made their way to safety. >> police came, escorted us. we had to run with our hands up. guns aimed at us, checked us. crazy. >> reporter: authorities found richard shoop's body and gun overnight in the back section of the mall that was closed off to public. authorities say shoop had had a history of drug dealing and drug abuse. >> he was definitely despondent in his

we joined from paramus, new jersey, with the details. matt? >> good morning. behind me, this is an active scene. police continue to investigate what happened. they found the body of the shooter, 20-year-old richard shoot, a native of new jersey not failure from -- not far from here. the prosecution says he left a note after the the self-inflictd gun wound. it sheds light on why he did what he did. >> after firing six shots in a crowded mall, he turned the weapon himself. police found his body in a back room. they also found a suicide note. >> other than mr. shoop taking his own life with the when he used to do the firing inside the mall, there does not appear to be anyone else injured. >> police say shoop who dressed in black and was wearing body armor and a motorcycle helmet fired shots near the department store but did not hit anyone. investigators believe it wasn't his intention to hurt shoppers. >> we ran for our safety and then to the nearest exit. we wanted to be safe. police are hoping one of high-tech cameras will provide clues for the investigation. >

that triggered a mutual aid call around bergen county which is here where paramus is located. everybody showed up, s.w.a.t. teams and the like. they had the mall shut down quickly. this mall is going to be closed for today and it is likely going to take some time to process the scene and let the merchants get back in and prepare it for reopening. we don't know yet about tomorrow. all of this, of course, coming on the cusp of the holiday season. guys. >> and after kenya and everybody was worried about the mall, the lone guy in the mall is everybody's biggest fear, obviously. and -- >> yeah. they may say they don't know how the guns got in -- >> yeah, i don't see any way of stopping it if someone wants to bring a -- you know, it's a free country. that's one of the downsides to being in the united states, i guess, is that -- >> yeah. that's -- >> down side to freedom. >> that said, joe, we talked to security officials after the kenya attack, you'll remember. and a lot of them said that the perimeter is supposed to be well out into the parking lot. but they're supposed to be looki

. >> reporter: swat team members stormed the garden state plaza mall in paramus, new jersey. a gunman opened fire just before closing time. police have identified the suspect as richard shoop of teaneck, new jersey. >> there was no one that was injured in this incident. there was no individual that was struck by anything. other than mr. shoppe taking his own life. >> reporter: these women came face to face with the shooter. >> out of nowhere he walked past the front door and is like shooting shots in the air. >> he paused for a second and just looked inside the store. i just froze. >> reporter: security immediately put the mall into lockdown. many customers and employees hid inside stores until police could escort them to safety. this cell phone video shows people being led out of the mall. >> it's the scariest thing when you see the swat team waiting at the door for you to come out. >> reporter: police work through the night clearing the mall making sure everyone inside was safe. >> we go store by store, room by room and that takes quite a while and 2.2 million square feet.

we go to our reporter who is in paramus, new jersey. matt? >> good morning, eric. police found the body of 20-year-old richard shoop in the upscale mall behind me with a self inflicted gunshot wound. police say he was the shooter last night and terrorized the mall. a note he left his parents is shedding light on why he did what he did. >> after firing at least six shots in a crowded new jersey mall the gun map, richard shoop, turned his weapon himself and his body was found in a back room where they found a suicide note. >> other than taking his own life with the when he used to do the firing inside the mall, mr. shoop does not appear to have injured anyone. >> shoppe dressed in black and was wearing body army and a motorcycle helmet fired several shots near the nordstrom department store but did not hit anyone. investigators believe it wasn't his intention to hurt shoppers. >> we ran for our safety. we then ran to the nearest exit. >> police are hoping one of the high-tech cameras will provide clues for the investigation. >> there are over two million square feet

in fact, i know years ago this exact occurrence was envisioned by paramus police department back then. >> and garden state plaza released a statement saying we are very thankful for the rapid and comprehensive thought of law enforcement. clearly yesterday's event heightens everyone's awareness. while last night's effort by hundreds of officers from multiple local, county, state, federal agencies was impressive, it can also create problems for law enforcement which has to establish command and control and communications between all these various agencies and coordinate an effective response. of course, the main goal is to protect the public and to isolate and eliminate the threat from any shooter. unfortunately, greshen, last night no one else was hurt in this incident. >> that was miraculous. thanks so much for that update. >>> the problems with obama care seem to keep piling up. rice prevus is here with his take on the rough rollout. what it could mean for the gop future in upcoming elections. one of today's hottest races for governor of virginia governor terry mcauliffe facing off a

authorities here at the garden state plaza mall in paramus identified the shooter as richard shoop. they say he came to the mall with the intention of shooting not anybody else but himself. it is important shooters know he had ample opportunity according to investigators to kill a lot of people, harm a lot of people inside of thisl. it was quite busy at the time. when you talk to law enforcement they say it is probably one of the busiest areas of the state. 9:20 p.m. this mall is incredibly crowded as it is all day long. he chose one of the busiest areas in the state, one of the busiest areas in his home county to commit suicide in an area of the mall inaccessible to anyone including shoppers. they don't know why exactly he chose that mall. he was not an kphraoe. -- employee. he was not employed at the time this incident occurred. take a listen to the paramus county prosecutor. >> he does have a history of drug use and drug abuse, but we do believe that the main motive for what he did tonight was suicide. >> according to police here, he stole the gun that he used to commit suicide f

it happened in paramus, new jersey 15 miles from manhattan. employees say the gunman was dressed in all black with a motorcycle helmet on carrying a large gun walking past stores ten minutes before closing time. >> i saw he looked into the store and strolled past. it was very terrifying. >> straight up. >> a long rifle. >> so far police have found only one bullet casing. >>> new at 11:00, we are hearing from one of the tsa agents hurt during friday's shooting at l.a.x. tony grigsby said his first thought is to help the passenger. >> i'm just a regular person. i came to tsa to protect people. >> grigsby was shot when he was helping an elderly man get to safety. and he took time to remember his tsa colleague who died. >> let me take time to express the sadness i feel in my heart over the last of my friend who was killed in the line of duty. only now it has hit me that i will never see him again. >> obviously an emotional time for him. mourners gathered to remember gerardo hernandez. he was a dedicated family man who was always smiling. >>> we ha

with extra police officers on hand. 20-year-old richard shoop opened fire at the garden state plaza in paramus on monday night. investigators say shoop left a note with his family suggesting he would harm himself. no other injuries are reported. the mall is now playing for extra police patrol today. >>> a third murder trial of american student amanda knox continues in italy. she and her former boyfriend were convicted of killing her roommate. the conviction was overturned and she returned to seattle. today a court-appointed expert said the alleged murder weapon a kitchen knife did not show the victim's dna. prosecutors have used that knife that belongs to knox's ex- boyfriend to connect the pair to the murder. >>> for some cat lovers it's the latest status symbol an exotic looking kitty that costs anywhere from hundreds to $30,000. but as we found out, the cats can go wild. >> hey, baby. hi, baby! >> reporter: at pj's exotic catrey, a touch of the wild is up for sale. they are amazing. >> reporter: these are no ordinary house cats. they're hybrids, the offspring of a domestic cat bred with an

if you're a town like paramus, they well practice this. or a small place or large place, how do you execute the police function there. but i just came from the international association of chiefs of police in philadelphia where i was the moderator on the active shooter panel. this is something that law enforcement is focused on because it keeps happening again and again. part of it is the tactics. and the other part of the discussion is why is this happening? why is it happening more? >> well, those are answers we need. and we have that other unfortunate incident to check in now. john, thank you very much. because investigators out in los angeles are focusing on the anti-government views of the man who was charged with killing that tsa officer. this morning, officials say they still don't know why the suspect chose his target. some observers say the officers should have been able to defend themselves. ben tracy's inside terminal 3 at l.a.x. where the shooting took place. ben, good morning. >> reporter: margaret and charlie, good morning. a

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ko im for cbs news, paramus, new jersey. >> prosecutors say shoop left a letter at his home in new jersey where he wrote about suffering from depression and thinking that the end was coming. >>> right now the massive new casino that just opened in close sonoma county closed an hour after they opened because of big crowds. eager gamblers lined up for hours before the doors opened at 9 a.m. so many people showed up, no one else can be let inside now but those who got there earlier are enjoying everything the casino has to offer. >> really like it. it's beautiful. the restaurant is nice inside. i can't wait to dine once i get in. just walk around and take pictures. >> the facility includes 3,000 slot machines and 144 gaming tables. it's expected to bring in more than a half billion dollars in revenue in just its first two years. it's also bringing a lot of traffic to the area. right now, redwood drive at golf course drive west has been closed because of all the traffic. >>> hundreds of airplane passengers run for their lives during a frantic emergency evacuation in canada. the jumbo jet was

you can see the massive police response at the west field garden state plaza mall in paramus. police sources tell cbs they are searching for a man wearing body armor and a helmet seen carrying an assault rifle. the mall is on lockdown and there are people inside. we do not have word on any injuries. this is a live look right now at the scene as you can still see very active outside and inside the mall. we will, of course, continue to follow this story and for the latest updates go to cbsbaltimore.com. >>> 73,000 marylanders dropped by the health plans because they don't meet the minimum standards of the affordable care act. wjz is live. meghan mccorkell has more on how those affected are coping. >> reporter: officials say those plans will be replaced by stronger coverage, but some of those that received the notices say they were really taken by surprise. for two years, brenda nelson paid for an individual insurance plan to cover her in case of emergency. >> medical costs are crazy. you never know what can happen. >> reporter: recently she received this letter saying her plan i

she joins us now from paramus, new jersey. >> good morning. absolutely horrific scene unfolded behind me last night at 9:20 pm when richard shoop, who comes just a few miles away from this mall in new jersey, carried a rifle that was altered to look like an ak-47. he shot six rounds. ultimately, though, only killing himself. chaos at a shopping center in new jersey overnight. >> we heard four gunshots and everybody was scared. everybody was panicked. so we took everybody. we went in the back of the story, locked ourselves in with 13 people in total, including me sfw . >> reporter: hundreds of police, s.w.a.t. and emergency teams swarmed the garden astate mall. the gunman, 20-year-old richard shoop was discovered dead just after 3:00 am, his body found lying in a remote area of the mall. authorities say he had a self-inflicted gunshot wound. >> originally from washington township, new jersey, living in teaneck, new jersey. his body was discovered at 3:20 am this morning, just about an hour ago, with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head ar

. >> reporter: shopping members swarmed the garden state mall in paramus, new jersey. these women came face-to-face with the shooter. >> out of nowhere, the guy walked right past the front door. he's like shooting in the air. >> he paused for a second, looked inside the store. i just froze. >> reporter: witnesses say the suspect was dressed in all black and wearing a motorcycle helmet. officials say no one was injured. >> this is not an active shooting scene at this point. again, we're just sweeping the mall making sure everybody gets out safe. >> reporter: security immediately put the mall in lockdown. many customers and employees hid inside stores until police could escort them to safety. >> it's okay. >> reporter: this cell phone video shows people league led out of the mall. >> it's the scariest thing, somebody waiting for you to come out. >> reporter: police were swarming the mall making sure everybody was safe. >> we go store by store, room by room that takes quite a while for 2.2 million square feet. >> reporter: john miller said police have run through active s

teams and police with k9 units swarmed the garden state plaza mall in paramus around 9:30. so far they've only come across one shell casing even though witnesses reported hearing multiple shots. some said they saw a lone gunman dressed in black from head to toe talking to himself as he opened fire. butt) "they hen another >> i was in the back of the store and i heard the loud noise and something just told me oh, go see what that was. i ran to the front of the store and then out of nowhere the guy walked right past the front door and he's like just shooting shots in the air. >> they were boom and then another boom and then another last boom right after that, right after the second one and then glass, glass everywhere. >> there are no reports anyone was hurt and now police believe the suspect may have left the mall. >>> also tonight we are hearing from one of the tsa agents shot at l.a.x. he told cbs reporter bigad shaban he was hit while doing his job protecting people. >> reporter: tony grigsby can barely walk after surviving friday's shooting at los angeles international a

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., shoppers at the garden state plaza mall in paramus, new jersey making their final buys when they saw a figure right out of the movies. >> he was dressed in all black and just walking with a shotgun in his hand. >> reporter: investigators say that man was 20-year-old rich shoop, carrying a gun he stole from his brother. he walked out in front of the nordstrom department store and started firing into the air. chaos as 1,000 shoppers and employees ran for cover. police evacuating hundreds. >> as soon as i came upstairs the mall security guy was screaming at me to get out. >> reporter: by 10:30, 500 s.w.a.t. team members were going door to door looking for the shooter. it took them six hours to find his body. shoop had shot himself in a secluded part of the massive mall. last night the police descending on the house he shared with his parents. his father seen here with his hands up. today shoop's brother kevin speaking out. >> my brother intended to harm nobody else but himself. he just, sadly, decided to make an act of -- an act of i guess self-indulgence by taking his own life in publi

paramus police have just spoken to the media and say the suspected gunman, 20-year-old richard shoop, was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. nbc's ron allen is live outside the mall. ron, good morning. what have you just learned? >> reporter: well, mara, we've learned that this situation, this terrifying ordeal through the night for so many people here at this huge mall is over, and it ends with the death of a lone gunman, who apparently committed suicide, took his own life, which police say apparently was his intention. 20-year-old richard shoop, from an area, from a town that's not far from here. again, unclear what his motive may have been, but police said he came to this mall and he apparently did not intend to leave alive. they also said that he fired perhaps as many as six rounds, six shots, none of them directed at people, and police say that he did have the opportunity to kill people because he was right in the middle of the mall, but he fired at property, he fired in the air. we spoke to witnesses here, people who saw him, came face to face with this gunman, terrif

elaine quijano is at the mall in paramus, new jersey. elaine, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, gayle, charlie and margaret. well, the shooting happened just before the mall was scheduled to close last night at 9:30. witnesses and the police say the gunman had ample opportunity to shoot people as he moved through the mall. >> the individual that was responsible for the act on thousands of people is dead. >> reporter: exactly six hours after 20-year-old richard shoop entered the garden state mall with a loaded rifle he was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. shortly before the mall was set to close monday night shoop entered the building carrying the gun he had stolen from his brother. >> he was all dressed in black. from head to toe with a helmet. >> reporter: he fired his weapon at least six times, he did not take aim at anyone inside the building. nearly 500 law enforcement officials made their way to the scene. >> we go store by store, room by room. and that takes quite a while. >> reporter: with more than 2 mi

the mayor of paramus said they found one shell casing. witnesses described the suspect as black and carrying a long shotgun or rifle. >>> what does a bullying look like? tonight, allegations of bullying are rocking the nfl. and heather holmes with the latest now on the former stanford player who left his nfl team after being harassed by his own teammate. >> jonathan martin, a 2nd round pick from stanford walked away from the miami dolphins after harassment, and now a teammate has been suspended from the team. >> reporter: creating a football culture free of hazing has been a priority for alameda high head coach, kent moyer. >> we teach respect. we expect that guys will be respectful. >> reporter: respect was apparently not what miami dolphins player jonathan martin was receiving from his teammate, representatives for the offensive tackle told team officials he has been bullied and taunted, and the harassment has gone beyond what sometimes occurs in nfl locker rooms. >> we immediately took those concerns very, very seriously. >> reporter:

. >> reporter: jason carroll, cnn, param paramus, new jersey. >>> new u.s. intelligence suggests that u.s. could not fully prepare for massive destruction of weapons. u.s. officials say the intelligence is not definitive, but they claim syria's recent actions indicate the government's not ready to get rid of its entire chemical arsenal. >>> and coming up, a miami dolphin star suspended. this amazing story, for bullying a teammate, now richie incognito is making his first statement since the scandal broke. >>> and it is a stunning admission from the mayor of toronto. he said he did smoke crack. and wait until you hear his excuse for it. ♪ stacy's mom has got it goin' on ♪ ♪ stacy's mom has got it goin' on ♪ ♪ stacy's mom has got it goin' on ♪ [ male announcer ] the beautifully practical and practically beautiful cadillac srx. get the best offers of the season now. lease this 2014 srx for around $369 a month with premium care maintenance included. ♪ >>> welcome back to "early start." those alleged racist taunts by a miami dolphins player suspende

year old yearshoop of teaneck new jersey was found in the back area of the garden state plaza mall and paramus early this morning. it >> afforded say he killed himself with the same weapon he used at the mall and that a note was found. at >> the mall will be closed today, a day after authorities say he dressed in black and wearing what is believed to be a motorcycle helmet fired multiple shots' shortly before the mall's 9:30 p.m. closing time. >> according to investigators, the gunman used a rifle modified to look like an ak-47, but did not hit anyone perry it >> " he had plenty of opportunities to shoot people, their witnesses within 5 ft. from him but he chose not to. is that he just hit random targets as he came in, a couple just aren't right up to the ceiling. >> authorities say they do not believe the government want to hurt anyone. >> investigators said the 20 year old what into the mall with the intent that he was not going to come out alive. at >> now we are following in developing news out of el sobrante this morning. firefighters responded to reports of as many as 500 and used needle

the plaza in paramus, new jersey, was closed on monday. >> students at san jose state could see fewer classes to choose from for the spring semester. the university is trying to balance the budget by cutting classes offered for the spring semester. a professor says the order came to make the cuts on thursday. >> later today, san francisco-based twitter is expected to set the price if sliers ahead of tomorrow's initial public offering. twitter will trade between $23 and $25 a share tomorrow morning. >> six, our neighborhoods are partly cloudy and cooler this morning but our warmest day is on the way if the hump day afternoon. i will talk about the cooling trend and update on the veteran's day chance of rain in the seven-day outlook. >> a few citizens this morning took the wind from our sails and it is still slow. look behind me, this is the bay bridge toll plaza with traffic moving in well into san francisco but we have areas with very heavy traffic. i will tell you with that is all coming up. >> a new study fines fewer than percent of kids meals offered by fast food restaurants meet n

the mayor of paramus said they found one shell casing. witnesses described the suspect as black and carrying a long shotgun or rifle. >>> what does a bullying look like? tonight, allegations of bullying are rocking the nfl. and heather holmes with the latest now on the former stanford player who left his nfl team after being harassed by his own teammate. >> jonathan martin, a 2nd round pick from stanford walked away from the miami dolphins after harassment, and now a teammate has been suspended from the team. >> reporter: creating a football culture free of hazing has been a priority for alameda high head coach, kent moyer. >> we teach respect. we expect that guys will be respectful. >> reporter: respect was apparently not what miami dolphins player jonathan martin was receiving from his teammate, representatives for the offensive tackle told team officials he has been bullied and taunted, and the harassment has gone beyond what sometimes occurs in nfl locker rooms. >> we immediately took those concerns very, very seriously. >> reporter:

biggest malls, just minutes before closing time. 9:19 pm, shoppers at the garden state plaza mall in paramus, new jersey making their final byes when they saw a figure right out of the movies. >> he was dressed in all black with a gun in his hand. >> reporter: investigators say that man was 20-year-old rich shoop, carrying a gun he stole from his brother. he walked out in front of the nordstrom department store and started firing into the air. chaos as 1,000 shoppers and employees ran for cover. police evacuating hundreds. >> as soon as i came upstairs the mall security guy was screaming at me to get out. >> reporter: it took them six hours to find his body. shoop had shot himself in a secluded part of the mall. last night the police descending at his house. today shoop's brother kevin speaking out. >> my brother intended to harm nobody but himself. he just sadly decided to make an act of -- an act of i guess self-indulgence by taking his own life. >> reporter: police say shoop was a drug user, heroin and the club drug molly and now we're learning he may have maid a cry for help, texting his

police say 20-year-old richard shoop started shooting inside the garden state plaza mall in paramus, new jersey just as the mall was about to close. no one was hurt but the mall was on lockdown for several hours as police search for the for the -- searched for the gunman. >> they were screaming shots fired and telling everyone to run, run. >> they were boom, and then another boom and then another last boom after that, right after the second one and then glass, glass everywhere. >> now, police say shoop had a history of drug abuse. they think he went to that mall to commit suicide, not to shoot anybody else. >>> police in denver say two teenagers who broke into a middle school overnight probably were carrying bb guns. that led to a three-hour standoff. police say the teens were seen on video ransacking several rooms before being arrested. they are not believed to be students at that particular school. police are trying to figure out if the teenagers may be connected to a break-in at an elementary school earlier in the night. >>> 8:16. happening right now -- the senate health committee

cnn's poppy harlow is live at the paramus mall in new jersey. what are police saying about a possible motive here? >> reporter: well, good morning to you, kate. this is a 20-year-old that police say busted into the mall behind me, just after 9:00 p.m. last night, shooting six rounds and ultimately taking his own life just after 3:00 a.m. >> we heard four gunshots. we took everybody, we went in the back of the store, we locked ourselves in with 13 people in total, including me. >> reporter: hundreds of police, s.w.a.t. and emergency teams swarmed the westfield garden state plaza mall in search of a gunman who authorities believe fired six rounds just before closing time. the gunman, 20-year-old richard shoop was discovered dead just after 3:00 a.m., his body found lying in a remote area of the mall. >> originally from washington township, new jersey, now living in teaneck, new jersey. he's 20 years old. his body was discovered just about an hour ago with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head area. he himself went to the area where he did thi

. >>> police in new jersey say that 20-year-old gunman who opened fire monday night in the paramus mall didn't intend to hurt anybody but himself. authorities tell us richard shoop left behind a note and used a firearm that was legally registered to his brother. prosecutors say he had a long history of drug abuse. shoop was found dead early tuesday morning from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after firing several shots into the air inside the mall. >> he did a lot of psychological damage to a lot of people, though. >>> embattled toronto mayor rob ford admitting that he smoked crack cocaine, he's also saying he will not step down. in fact, he said he will run for re-election next year. after months of dodging all the allegations ford admitted his drug abuse was a year ago during what he called a drunken stupor. it comes days after investigators recovered a video that shows him smoking a crack pipe. >>> and the oldest woman to run in sunday's north city marathon has died sadly enough. 86-year-old joy johnson passed away in her sleep, the day after crossing the finish line. sad, sweet. she

it's chief kenneth ehrenberg, paramus police department. at approximately 9:20 tonight, my 9:00 center started receiving calls with a man with a weapon firing shots within the plaza. my patrol units and detective units responded immediately with the assistance of surrounding neighborhood communities. my officers entered the mall plmed lmed. they didn't wait. they went in here and trained and active shooters and used the active shooter protocols here. went in. we believe at that time the shooter, for what jvever reason instead of staying and fighting fled deeper into the mall. the officer said the mall is 2.5 million feet and it's corridor after corridor after basement after subbasement. on the search here, one of the s.w.a.t. teams here as we progressed through the night was able to locate the victim in a back room with self-inflicting gunshot wounds. at this point we are still doing a secondary search on the stories. many stores have lockdown procedures and they have locked themselves in the story and we need to go store-by-store to get th