SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- The man who went on a shooting spree in a Salt Lake City shopping mall, killing five people, was identified Tuesday as an 18-year-old Bosnian refugee.
Police remained unsure of Suleiman Talovic's motive, the Salt Lake City Tribune reported. He apparently shot at random after entering the Trolley Square Mall with a shotgun Monday evening.
Talovic was killed by an off-duty police officer from Ogden, Utah. Ken Hammond, who has been a police officer for six years, was at the mall for an early Valentine's Day dinner with his wife, the Deseret Morning News reported.
Police said Talovic parked in the lot and entered the mall, shooting two people immediately. He shot a woman before going into a gift shop where he gunned down five more people and then continued the shooting spree outside.
Hundreds of mall workers and shoppers scrambled and hid in washrooms, closets and fitting rooms for several hours before police and SWAT team members were able to clear the building after 10 p.m.
The dead included two men, two women and a 15-year-old girl. Two men and a woman were wounded along with the 16-year-old son of one of the dead men.
