India, May 8 -- Police officers were called to La Cumbre Plaza, in Santa Barbara on Friday morning after reports of a shooting at the shopping center triggered a major law enforcement response. Authorities later detained a suspect following the incident, according to emergency radio traffic. The individual was reportedly taken into custody shortly before 10 AM local time after officers surrounded an area near one of the plaza restrooms.

The suspect was reportedly seen carrying weapon through shopping center. Initial emergency dispatches indicated the suspected shooter was spotted walking through the plaza around 9:45 AM while carrying a weapon in his hand. Radio traffic suggested officers tracked the individual as he moved through the pr...