VIDEO: Drone footage shows arrest of Vancouver Mall shooting suspect

PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) – The man suspected in the deadly Vancouver Mall shooting on Halloween night is in custody, and law enforcement have released drone footage of his arrest.

Travis L. Ward, 32, faces one charge of first-degree murder and two counts of first-degree assault after a SWAT unit surrounded his home and he surrendered to authorities Saturday evening.

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Authorities released footage of the arrest Tuesday afternoon on X , formerly known as Twitter, describing it as the moment “VPD detectives and SWAT officers located and arrested the Vancouver Mall shooting suspect.”

The video shows Ward stepping out of the second floor of an apartment complex with his hands up in surrender. He can be seen slowly walking down the steps and into the parking lot with his hands on his head and police siren lights surrounding him.

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The Vancouver Mall shooting left one person dead and two people injured in the food court on Oct. 31. According to a probable cause document released Monday, Ward shot and killed one person and “fired other rounds that struck two other individuals” during a family Trick-or-Treat event while wearing a full-size “Joker” mask.

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