Two dead and others injured in shootings near Texas shopping mall

A man opened fire on five people at a shopping center north of Dallas on Tuesday, killing two, according to Texas police.

Carrollton Police Chief Roberto Arredondo said the shooting was not a random act of violence and that the victims were known to the attacker.

“We don’t know exactly what the meeting was about, but we understand it to be a business relation,” he said.

Police said the 69-year-old suspect was arrested about four miles away at a grocery store after a brief foot chase.

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Video posted online showed officers with their guns drawn as they walked past doors at K Towne Plaza in an area of the city known as Koreatown. Agents from the FBI and another federal agency were among law enforcement at the scene.

Carrollton, population 130,000, is 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of Dallas. More than 4,000 residents are of Korean descent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

In the last 20 years, it has grown into a thriving Koreatown for the metro Dallas area, thanks to Korean investors. It’s anchored by big-box businesses like H Mart as well as dozens of restaurants serving everything from Korean fried chicken to shaved ice desserts.

The city is also home to multiple Korean churches from Baptist to Presbyterian.