Gunman kills five in Utah shopping mall

By Jack Kim and Chris Buckley

SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - A gunman killed five people in a Salt Lake City shopping mall on Monday evening, before he was fatally shot, police said.

Details of the gunman's death were not disclosed, but the city's Deseret Morning News reported on its Web site that he was killed by an off-duty police officer who was in the mall at the time.

The shootings in the western U.S. city began about 8:45 p.m. (0145 GMT on Tuesday) at the Trolley Square mall in the downtown area, witnesses said.

Salt Lake City police Detective Robin Snyder told reporters six people were killed, including the gunman, and that there were multiple injuries.