At least 8 injured in stabbing attack at Minnesota mall; suspected assailant dead

At least eight people were taken to a hospital with injuries after a stabbing attack at a Minnesota shopping mall on Saturday evening, which ended with the suspected assailant dead inside the mall. Seven of the eight people brought to St. Cloud Hospital had injuries that were not life-threatening, hospital spokesman Chris Nelson told the St. Cloud Times. No further details were released. Jason Burke said the Crossroads Center mall remains locked down. "The individual we believe to be responsible for the victims' stab wounds is currently deceased inside the mall," Burke said in a statement.