3 dead, including suspect, after attacks at home and mall in Massachusetts

The crime scene at the Silver City Galleria in Taunton, Massachusetts.

(Image credit: Twitter.com/NewJerseybrk)

last updated 11 May 2016

A man was shot Tuesday evening in Taunton, Massachusetts, after he stabbed four people in two separate incidents.

The man later died from his wounds, Massachusetts State Police said, and so did two of his victims. Authorities say the man stabbed two people at a house in Taunton, 40 miles south of Boston, then drove to the Silver City Galleria and crashed his car into a store. He then ran inside and stabbed two people, and was shot by the off-duty officer. Witnesses told WHDH they heard gunshots and saw people fleeing from the mall, which was put on lockdown.

UPDATE: The suspect has been identified as Arthur DaRosa, 28. "The suspect's motive remains under investigation but at this point we are aware of no nexus to terrorism," the Taunton Police Department said in a statement.

The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Explore More

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.