美国警察确认商场枪手身份

 　　美国警察确认商场枪手身份

　　WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Local police said Sunday that they have identified the gunman in Saturday's shooting at a shopping mall in Columbia, Maryland, which resulted in the deaths of two store employees and the shooter himself.

　　The Howard County Police have tentatively identified the shooter as 19-year-old Darion Marcus Aguilar. It is believed that he died from a self-inflicted gun shot wound. A shotgun and ammunition¹ were found near the shooter.

　　The two dead employees were Brianna Benlolo, 21, and Tyler Johnson, 25, according to the police.

　　No additional information can be released at this time about the suspect or the weapon, the police said. And the motive² in the shooting is still unknown.

　　A search of the shooter's bag found inside the store revealed two crude devices that appeared to be an attempt at making explosives using fireworks, the police said. And the mall, with about 200 stores, remained closed on Sunday for safety reasons.

　　Five victims with minor³ injuries were transported to Howard County General Hospital and detectives are still investigating the crime scene.

1 ammunition   

n.军火，弹药

参考例句：

• A few of the jeeps had run out of ammunition.几辆吉普车上的弹药已经用光了。
• They have expended all their ammunition.他们把弹药用光。

2 motive   

n.动机，目的；adv.发动的，运动的

参考例句：

• The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
• He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。

3 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。