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During the course of the shooting, David McKowan, a legally armed citizen, intervened. McKowan drew his 9mm CZ pistol, and verbally commanded Maldonado to put down his gun. Maldonado's response was to fire on McKowan, striking him once in the leg and four times in the torso, damaging McKowan's spine and leaving him paralyzed. In addition to McKowan, five other people were shot but not seriously injured, and a seventh person received a non-gunshot injury. At least one other person in the mall at the time also pulled a gun on Maldonado but did not fire for fear of hitting innocent bystanders. {Link without Title} {Link without Title} Maldonado then took four people hostage in a Sam Goody store, including two employees, a customer, and an 8 year old boy who he only briefly held captive before releasing. The attack began shortly after noon, and the hostage situation lasted until 4 PM when Maldonado surrendered to a Tacoma police SWAT team without further incident. {Link without Title} Maldonado was charged with eight counts of first degree Assault , four counts of first degree Kidnapping , two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm, and is being held on two million dollar bail. He faces up to 192 years in jail. Maldonado has pled not guilty to the charges and has since been through five different Lawyer s and three defense teams. {Link without Title} {Link without Title} SEE ALSO SOURCES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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