Police: US woman called 911 after letting killer borrow phone

Paramedics working on Haddock in the back of an ambulance near the intersection of Staff Sgt. Pendleton Way and 11th Street, on Tuesday, Jan 24, 2023, in Yakima, Washington. Police located Haddock, the suspect in the random killing of three people at a convenience store in Yakima, after he borrowed a stranger’s cellphone to call his mother and confess to what he had done, authorities said Tuesday. — Yakima Herald-Republic via AP

SEATTLE: Police located the suspect in the random killing of three people at a convenience store in Yakima, Washington, after he borrowed a stranger’s cellphone to call his mother and confess to what he had done, authorities said on Jan 24.

The suspect shot and killed himself behind some warehouses as officers approached, said Yakima Police Chief Matt Murray. No officers used force and none was injured, he added.