Washington state man who put infant in freezer gets 16 years

Tyler Deutsch

 (Reuters) - A Washington state man who prosecutors said beat his crying infant daughter and put her in a freezer for 90 minutes so he could take a nap was sentenced on Friday to 16 years in prison, authorities said.
Tyler Deutsch, 26, wanted to take a nap in May, but his daughter was crying, so he put her in the freezer before going to his bedroom and falling asleep, Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist said in a statement.

Three Killed in a Mall shooting outside Washington

Shoppers walk past a stores in a mall in Columbia, Maryland

Washington (AFP) - Three people were killed in a shooting at a popular shopping mall in Columbia, Maryland, a suburb of the US capital, authorities said Saturday.

Howard County Police announced the fatalities via Twitter and urged people inside the suburban Columbia Mall "to stay in place." It said one of the dead was "located near gun and ammunition."

News reports said that the mall, located about 45 minutes outside Washington, was on "lockdown" because of an "active shooter situation."

Howard County Fire and Rescue tweeted they were en route to the scene, and urged local residents to "avoid area."