There was an active shooter situation at the Cascade Mall in Burlington, Washington earlier tonight and four people have been killed.

A WSPD spokesman has tweeted out updates from the scene, including confirmation of the four deaths:

Watch the live stream above, via KIRO

Watch the report from CNN, above.

Active shooter description: Hispanic male wearing grey. Last seen walking towards I5 from Cascade Mall burlington. — Sgt. Mark Francis (@wspd7pio) September 24, 2016

4 confirmed deceased in the mall, shooter(s) left scene b4 police arrived, unknown # of shooter, possibly just 1, police clearing mall now — Sgt. Mark Francis (@wspd7pio) September 24, 2016

Roads have been closed nearby as authorities are searching for the shooter:

Please avoid Cascade Mall area in Burlington. Follow all road closures. Follow this account as we get new info. — Skagit County DEM (@SkagitDEM) September 24, 2016

All state highways are currently open but avoid I-5 & SR 20 in the Burlington area while active WSP investigation is underway. https://t.co/9MnmMCgfUa — WSDOT Traffic (@wsdot_traffic) September 24, 2016

Authorities evacuated people from the mall earlier tonight.

Below you can see photos from the scene:

#BREAKING Police response at Burlington mall after reports of a shooting in Macy's. #Skagit pic.twitter.com/V8sj0FcTrj — Brandon Stone (@Brandon_SVH) September 24, 2016

Image at Cascade Mall in Burlington, WA. Reports of active shooter. Authorities asking people to stay away. Stream: https://t.co/kIXYHOnkSJ pic.twitter.com/3xOCEwhBtN — Cale Ramaker (@CaleKIRO7) September 24, 2016

One witness at the mall tweeted about what she witnessed:

Police are evaluating entire Cascade Mall and Cineplex Oden Cinemas- unsure why. @BreakingSkagit @KIRO7Seattle pic.twitter.com/UFUWnds0AT — Brandi Montreuil (@brandin24) September 24, 2016

I am no longer at the Cascade Mall. My family & I have made at safe distance. Police sirens can be heard from two exits away. — Brandi Montreuil (@brandin24) September 24, 2016

When the movie stopped everyone laughed making jokes that the movie was buffering. Then a theater attendant came in to evacuate us. — Brandi Montreuil (@brandin24) September 24, 2016

Nobody knew where to go. The theater attendant's voice was shaken. Once outside we didn't know the severity of the situation. — Brandi Montreuil (@brandin24) September 24, 2016

1/2-When a police officer comes speeding up and hops out w/ large gun in his hand asking people to hurry and move away from the mall. — Brandi Montreuil (@brandin24) September 24, 2016

2/2 – you realize you are in a very dangerous situation & you & couple 100 other people need to get away quickly….fast — Brandi Montreuil (@brandin24) September 24, 2016

The search is currently ongoing in and outside the mall.

UPDATE –– 11:40 pm ET: According to one report someone claiming to be the shooter is negotiating with the police:

Someone describing themselves as the Cascade Mall Shooter calling police now–patching in crisis negotiation teams now. — Gary Horcher (@GaryKIRO7) September 24, 2016

And the ATF is responding to the situation.

UPDATE –– 11:51 pm ET: It is believed by authorities so far that there is only one shooter:

Dan Springer: "At this point, it looks like there's just one shooter" at the #CascadeMall (Photo: KCPQ) pic.twitter.com/jcK6uedegF — Fox News (@FoxNews) September 24, 2016

UPDATE –– 12:05 am ET: EMS crews are on the scene and people who were at the mall are being brought to a nearby church.

UPDATE –– 12:24 am ET: Authorities have released this photo of the suspect:

Confirmed: Looking for 1 shooter. Hispanic Male, black shirt #CascadeMallShooting pic.twitter.com/BD5WFKcV89 — Skagit County DEM (@SkagitDEM) September 24, 2016

BREAKING: Photos Released of Suspected #Burlington Gunman; 4 Killed at Shopping Mall pic.twitter.com/8mQrfLtciR — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) September 24, 2016

UPDATE –– 12:53 am ET: The authorities are now saying that 3 died and 2 were injured:

UPDATE: 3 dead in Cascade Mall shooting, 2 injured, including 1 with life-threatening injuries, WA state police say. https://t.co/U7FAhQEOmd — ABC News (@ABC) September 24, 2016

UPDATE: The death toll has now risen to five, and the shooter is still at large.

UPDATE –– 10:26 pm ET: The authorities have announced that the suspect is in custody:

Breaking: @KIRO7Seattle just obtained picture of suspect arrested in Oak Harbor in connection with #cascademallshooting pic.twitter.com/HIpXrzdROx — Patranya Bhoolsuwan (@PatranyaKIRO7) September 25, 2016

His mugshot has been released below:

NEW: Seattle-area mall shooting suspect in custody identified: Arcan Cetin, 20, of Oak Harbor, WA; mugshot released https://t.co/mYky4OVxQI pic.twitter.com/RJzFhQyozq — ABC News (@ABC) September 25, 2016

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