Accused Mall Of America Shooter Arrested By FBI In Chicago: Police

BLOOMINGTON, MN — FBI agents in Chicago arrested a man accused of shooting inside the Mall of America before fleeing officers, Bloomington police Chief Booker Hodges said at a Thursday evening news conference.

Shamar Alon Lark, 21, of Minneapolis was arrested during a traffic stop conducted by the Chicago FBI's Fugitive Task Force at about 2:30 p.m. They also arrested Rashad Jamal May, 22, of Burnsville.

The two men were arrested after having just left a Chicago barbershop, police said. They are in the process of being extradited to Hennepin County.

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"A week ago we said that you can’t shoot at the mall and expect to get away with it. You can’t commit these acts and think you’re going to enjoy the freedoms of a free society," Hodges said.

So far, five people have been arrested in connection to the Aug. 4 shooting, including two hotel workers.

Denesh Raghubir, 21, Selena Raghubir, 23, and Delyanie Kwen-Shawn Arnold, 23, each face one count of aiding an offender to avoid arrest. If convicted, they each face a max of three years in prison and a $5,000 fine.

On Aug. 4 at about 4:15 p.m., Bloomington police officers on duty at the Mall of America were alerted to gunshots fired on the west side of the mall.

Surveillance video showed that a fight involving six people broke out near the Nike checkout area, causing customers to run away, according to the criminal complaints.

Video also showed Lark and May leaving the store briefly before Lark returned and fired a handgun into the store, authorities said.

The footage then showed Lark and May running east in the mall, out the north doors, and into the parking lot of IKEA, the criminal complaints state.

Police say records from May's phone showed that after the shooting, he contacted Delyanie Kwen-Shawn Arnold and Denesh Raghubir. Authorities said Arnold then contacted his girlfriend, Selena Raghubir. Selena works as an assistant manager at Best Western, according to police.

According to investigators, Lark and May were picked up by Denesh in a Best Western hotel shuttle at IKEA and he transported them to the Best Western location across the street from the mall.

The shuttle dropped Lark and May at the back side of the hotel, where a vehicle registered to Selena Raghubir was trailing behind, authorities said.

"We are deeply saddened by the violence that took place at the Mall of America last week and our thoughts are with the Minneapolis community," Best Western said in a statement emailed to Patch.

"Noting this hotel is independently owned and operated, we support the hotel's decision to immediately terminate the employees who were allegedly involved in this terrible event. The actions of these employees stand in stark contrast to our brand's values and the sense of community that is at the heart of our hotel family."

Reporting from the Associated Press was used in this story.