Suspect in Boise mall shooting dies; injured victims expected to survive
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The suspect in the shooting that killed two people and injured four others in a Boise, Idaho, mall has died, city officials announced Tuesday. The four injured victims, including a city police officer, are all expected to survive.
It is not yet clear how the suspect died, though police said there was an "exchange of gunfire" before he was apprehended Monday afternoon.
The two deceased victims were identified Tuesday as 26-year-old Jo Acker and 49-year-old Roberto Padilla Arguelles. The four injured victims have been identified as a 52-year-old female, a 23-year-old female, a 68-year-old female, and the police officer.
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