Police believe they have a suspect in custody in connection with two Montgomery County shootings in which two people were killed and two others were injured Friday morning. Police believe the suspect is the same man wanted in the fatal shooting of his ex-wife the day before. Montgomery County police identified the suspect as 62-year-old Eulalio Tordil, an employee of the Federal Protective Service. He was taken into custody without incident shortly before 3 p.m. in the Aspen Hill area, authorities said.

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A man who police say shot and killed three people and injured several others over a 24-hour period faces murder charges.Police took into custody a man in connection with two Montgomery County shootings in which two people were killed and two others were injured Friday morning. Police believe the suspect is the same man wanted in the fatal shooting of his estranged wife the day before in Prince George's County.Montgomery County police identified the suspect as 62-year-old Eulalio Tordil. Montgomery County police said Saturday morning that Tordil has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder and four counts of use of a handgun in the commission of a felony.Tordil was taken into custody without incident shortly before 3 p.m. in the Aspen Hill area, authorities said.RAW VIDEO: Eulalio Tordil capturedPlain clothes officers noticed a car matching a description from the Prince George's County shooting, police said during a news conference Friday afternoon. The officers also had a description of the suspect and spotted him at a nearby Dunkin' Donuts. He then went from store to store, police said.Police said officers continued to watch Tordil until they were able to safely apprehend him without incident when he returned to his vehicle. A weapon was found in Tordil's vehicle, police said.Tordil will not be released from custody and is expected to be arraigned Monday, officials said.SURVEILLANCE VIDEO: Eulalio Tordil's arrestThe first shooting Friday was reported around 11:15 a.m. outside the Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda, police said.Police said there was some sort of confrontation in the mall parking lot between the gunman and a woman, and she was shot. Two men who came to her aid were also shot, police said.Witnesses said they heard gunshots and saw the gunman flee.The victims were transported to hospitals. One man died a short time later, a second man is in critical condition and the woman has non-life-threatening injuries, police said."We have no reason to believe at this point that the victims knew the suspect," Montgomery County Assistant Police Chief Darryl McSwain said."We don't have any reason to believe that anyone else in the mall or outside the mall is in danger at this particular point," McSwain said.Students and staff at more than a dozen schools sheltered in place, and some businesses in the area remained on high alert. Montgomery County fire officials said around 2 p.m. that the shelter in place was lifted at all but five schools.The Montgomery County Recreation Department said its facilities were also on lockdown for a short time.Investigators believe the suspect is also connected to a second shooting at the Aspen Hill Giant Food shopping center around 11:50 a.m. in which a woman was shot and killed, police said. The victim has not yet been identified.In Prince George's County, Gladys Tordil, 44, who was in the process of picking up her children Thursday afternoon at High Point High School in Beltsville, was fatally shot by her estranged husband, Eulalio Tordil, police said. Investigators said Eulalio Tordil also shot a bystander who tried to intervene in the domestic dispute outside the school.Police said Gladys Tordil obtained a peace order against him in April in which he was not permitted to have any contact with her or their children.Prince George’s County police announced Friday night that homicide detectives have charged Eulalio Tordil with first-degree murder and related charges in connection with the fatal shooting of his estranged wife. He's also charged with assault for shooting the good Samaritan at the school.The Prince George's County Public Schools released a statement Friday afternoon on the death of Gladys Tordil."All of us at Prince George's County Public Schools are deeply saddened by the loss of Gladys Tordil. Crisis teams are available at High Point and Parkdale High Schools for all students, and staff. The district will do all it can to support the school community. Our thoughts and sympathies are with the family of Gladys Tordil."Who is Eulalio Tordil?The I-Team has learned that domestic trouble is a main theme of this suspect, too. Two months ago, Tordil's wife claimed he forced their children to do military-style pushups, detained them in a dark closet and hit her so hard her glasses broke.Tordil is a sworn law enforcement officer with the Federal Protective Service, which protects federal buildings and property.In March, those abuse allegations from his wife led to a protective order being filed against him. That caused trouble on the job.According to a federal official, in March, FPS placed Eulalio Tordil on administrative duties after the protective order was issued against him, and removed his duty weapon, badge, and credentials. He was subsequently placed on administrative leave.That protective order required Eulalio Tordil to surrender personal weapons, including several handgun and an M4 rifle. It also ordered him to stay away from High Point High School, where he allegedly killed his Gladys Tordil.Investigators will look for any connection between Eulalio Tordil and Friday's victims.Stay with WBALTV.com and 11 News for more on this developing story.WBAL-TV 11 News reporters David Collins, George Lettis, and I-Team lead investigative reporter Jayne Miller contributed to this story.22874254Get the WBAL-TV News App