The suspect in the Halloween shooting at Vancouver Mall followed the victim for a short time before shooting him in the back of the head at point-blank range, according to court records.

Both suspect Travis Ward and the victim were at the mall with their families for a Halloween trick-or-treating event, according to a police affidavit.

Travis L. Ward, 32, has been charged with first-degree murder and two counts of first-degree assault after shooting one person and wounding two others at Vancouver Mall during a family