Los Angeles police identified the 29-year-old man accused of randomly attacking a woman in the Westfield Topanga mall parking lot.

Officers said Shayne Suffern walked up to the woman while she was pushing her 2-year-old in a stroller, claimed she was carrying his baby and started shooting at her when she ran away, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. However, his AR-15-style rifle malfunctioned, prompting Suffern to chase the woman through the parking lot before stabbing her in the shoulder while she carried her young son.

Police patrolling nearby quickly arrested Suffern. LAPD investigators said they found 13 magazines, hundreds of rounds of ammunition in his car and notes indicating that the suspect may have wanted to hurt someone. They believed the malfunction prevented fur

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