A man accused of throwing a 5-year-old boy from a balcony at the Mall of America on Friday had been “looking for someone to kill,” authorities say. Instead, authorities say, Aranda grabbed the child and threw him off the third-floor balcony, a nearly 40-foot fall to the ground below. Authorities said that Aranda had tried to flee on foot after throwing the boy, but was apprehended and taken to the Hennepin County Jail. He said he had planned to kill an adult before ultimately choosing the young boy, authorities said. “This crime has shocked the community,” Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said in a statement.

Source: Washington Post April 16, 2019 13:26 UTC