Maryland Mall Shooter Identified

Darion Marcus Aguilar, 19

(CNN) -- [Breaking News Update 9:43 a.m.]

The gunman in the killings of two workers Saturday at a Maryland mall has been identified as Darion Marcus Aguilar, 19, Howard County Police Chief Bill McMahon said Sunday.

[Previous story published 4:25 a.m.]

A gunman carrying "a large amount of ammunition" and apparent makeshift explosives killed two workers at a busy Columbia, Maryland, mall before turning a shotgun on himself, police said.

Comments

[Mike M.]

With the name Aguilar and still no photos released to the public yet, it's almost guaranteed that the kid was a dark-skinned Latino, and probably a typical wannabe gang-banger thug type.

I knew the dude wasn't white when after several hours they revealed that the shooter was male, but wouldn't describe him further.

Mike M.'s Rule #1 regarding law enforcement and media coverage of mass shootings and other horrible crimes: the longer they hide the details regarding the perpetrator, the more certain it becomes that it isn't a white guy.

[Live Free or Diet]

You predicted it, and nailed it, Mike. Not that I doubted it.

Good thing neither the store manager, Brianna Benlolo, nor Tyler Johnson had CCWs, or one of them might have shot Aguilar by accident.

[Thane ? the booty]

According to Wikipedia, the female victim was his ex-girlfriend and the male victim was her fiance.

[XM]

The NRA's Latino outreach program has infiltrated the Hispanic community?

[Mike M.]

Looks like an intrepid person on Twitter tracked down this little scumbag.