The man accused of gunning down another man in the Vancouver Mall on Halloween and injuring two others was there ... following 26-year-old James Perez in the mall’s food court area and shooting Perez in the back of the head at “point-blank range ...

The suspect in the Halloween shooting at Vancouver Mall followed the victim for a short time before shooting him in the back of the head at point-blank range, according to court records.

Both suspect Travis Ward and the victim were at the mall with their families for a Halloween trick-or-treating event, according to a police affidavit.

Vancouver police arrested a 32-year-old man on Saturday who they identified as the suspect in the deadly Vancouver Mall shooting on Halloween.

Police out of Vancouver, Washington are hoping the public can help connect them with two women who were present around the time of a deadly Halloween shooting.

Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle shared a statement Friday thanking those who helped to protect mall visitors and law enforcement for their quick response. Last night should have been an evening of Halloween fun at Vancouver Mall. Instead, it turned to fear as reports of shots being fired spread.

The suspect in the fatal shooting Halloween night at Vancouver Mall has been arrested, the Vancouver Police Department said Saturday night.

Police found Travis Ward, 32, at a residence on Saturday and arrested him for the shooting that killed one man and wounded two others.

Travis L. Ward, 32, has been charged with first-degree murder and two counts of first-degree assault after shooting one person and wounding two others at Vancouver Mall during a family Trick-or-Treat event.