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RCMP said the man wanted in connection with a shooting in a Grande Prairie shopping mall that sent three people to hospital was arrested Wednesday.

Liban Musse was taken into custody in Calgary at around 1:30 a.m.

Mounties said their investigation found Musse was in the Calgary area and Calgary police helped find the 23-year-old at a hotel in the city’s northwest.

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RCMP said on Sept. 15, a single shot was fired after a fight broke out between two groups of people at the Prairie Mall. They said one man was shot and flown to hospital in Edmonton with serious but non-life-threatening injuries and that the same bullet also grazed a couple who were walking by with their young children. They were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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The Prairie Mall was evacuated and put on lockdown immediately following the shooting.

RCMP later said they believe the suspected gunman and the initial victim were known to one another.

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On Monday, police said an Alberta-wide arrest warrant has been issued for Musse in connection with the incident. He was wanted for six different charges: reckless discharge of a firearm, discharging a firearm with intent, possessing a weapon dangerous to the public, carrying a concealed weapon, unauthorized possession of a firearm and possession of a restricted firearm with ammunition.

The investigation continues and anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact Grande Prairie RCMP.

Musse is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 26.