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Roseville Galleria Mall Standoff: Man Barricaded Inside: Photos
Update: 4:55pm PT
Roseville police have identified the man as Alexander Corney Pigee, who may also be connected to starting a fire in a WalMart store in Sacramento County. Pigee is now in custody.
Update: 3:18pm PT
The fire inside the mall has reignited and thick black smoke can be seen for miles around the area. There has also been a partial roof collapse.
The man, who has still not been named, will face arson charges after he set fire to some of the merchandise inside GameStop.
Update: 1:27pm PT
The man is now in custody and police believe he acted alone. His identity has not been released at this time. We will update when more information is available.
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A Man Has Barricaded Himself Inside the Roseville Galleria Mall's GameStop in California
It is thought that the man is an employee of GameStop, who has shut himself inside the store after trying to light it on fire with kerosene.
According to Fox40 the man may be armed but that has not been confirmed. There were reports of shots fired, but it turned out to be a window breaking inside the mall.
Reports first came in to police at about 10:30am, saying that the man had tried to start a fire somewhere in the mall. He then barricaded himself inside the GameStop store and retailers near the store were the first to be evacuated.
The entire mall is now evacuated; the fire may be spreading to other stores.




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