A 29-year-old man accused of firing rounds from a high-powered rifle before stabbing a woman at the Westfield Topanga Mall in Canoga Park was charged Monday with attempted murder and other crimes.
Shayne Suffern also was charged with kidnapping and possession of an assault weapon in the terrifying attack outside a Cheesecake Factory at the west San Fernando Valley mall. Suffern was carrying an AR-15 rifle , 200 rounds of ammunition and 13 fully loaded 40-round magazines, according to investigators.
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No one was struck by gunfire. A woman was stabbed in what investigators said appeared to be a random attack.
Suffern was expected to be arraigned Monday in Van Nuys.
The LAPD said Suffern had a prior case involving th