3 dead, 2 injured in attacks at mall and home
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Three people were killed and two others injured Tuesday in attacks at a shopping mall and a home in Massachusetts, and the suspect was one of the dead, authorities said.
State police said a man stabbed two people at a home, then crashed a car through the front of a Macy's store at the Silver City Galleria and stabbed two other people at the mall. An off-duty law enforcement officer fatally shot the suspect. Witnesses described a chaotic and violent scene.
The stabbing victims were taken to area hospitals, where two later died from their injuries. It's unclear which victims died.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Authorities said the suspect also may have been involved in an earlier car crash on the street where the first two stabbings took place.
A motive for the attacks remains under investigation, but state police said they have found no evidence of a connection to terrorism.
There is no continuing threat to the public, authorities said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Taunton is about 40 miles south of Boston.
Silver City Galleria is a regional mall offering 130 specialty stores, sit-down restaurants and a movie theater.