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Police seek man suspected in fatal shooting at Orland Park Mall

Authorities are seeking a man suspected of fatally shooting a man and wounding a bystander at a suburban Chicago mall.

Orland Park police say the suspect and the victim were involved in "an altercation" before the Monday shooting at Orland Square Mall .

Police say the suspect pulled a handgun, fired multiple times and fled the mall about 20 miles (32 kilometers) southwest of Chicago.

The wounded man collapsed outside a clothing store. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.

Police say the suspect is believed to be 20 years old, while the victim was about 18.

Deputy Police Chief Joseph Mitchell says a bystander suffered a graze wound to the leg. Mitchell calls the shooting an "isolated incident." He says video indicates the two young men knew each other.

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