Terror as gunman wounds six in shopping mall rampage

A gunman opened fire inside a busy shopping mall, wounding at least six people, one critically, and taking three others hostage in a music store before he surrendered to a police commando team.

Witnesses described seeing a man walking backwards through the mall in Tacoma, Washington, yesterday, firing a rifle. At least six people were injured, one critically, as shoppers and store clerks scrambled for cover.