Jan 26, 2015

It’s been one year since the shooting at Zumiez at The Mall in Columbia that left three people dead —- two store employees and the shooter. Follow the events on the day of the shooting and the days following, and read more about how the community has coped since here.

: An early photo from the scene of The Mall in Columbia shooting, Jan. 26, 2014. (Karl Merton Ferron/The Baltimore Sun)

: Police car is seen at mall in Columbia, Maryland, January 25, 2014. Three people died in a shooting at a large shopping center outside of Baltimore, Maryland, on Saturday, and police said they were allowing shoppers to leave the mall after determining there was no longer a threat. (REUTERS/DCMediagroup/Robert Brune)

: Police evacuate employees and patrons from the Columbia Town Center Mall after three people were killed in a shooting there January 25, 2014 in Columbia, Maryland. Police still do not have a motive for the shooting but believe the shooter has been killed. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

: Emergency personnel escort people out from The Mall in Columbia, January 25, 2014. Three people died in a shooting at a large shopping center outside of Baltimore, Maryland, on Saturday, and police said they were allowing shoppers to leave the mall after determining there was no longer a threat. (REUTERS/DCMediagroup/Robert Brune)

: Police deploy during a shooting inside the Columbia Mall Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. At least three people are confirmed dead, including the shooter, according to news reports claiming police as the source of the information. (Noah Scialom/Freelance)

: A Sprint employee waits inside the lobby of the AMC theater at The Mall in Columbia Saturday afternoon. Many people who were working or shopping at the mall were moved there following a shooting on an upper level of the mall where three people were killed. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

: Tarah William of Lanham, Maryland reacts after she was evacuated from a building following a shooting at a shopping mall in Columbia, Maryland January 25, 2014. Three people died in a shooting at a large shopping mall outside of Baltimore, Maryland, on Saturday, and one of the dead was believed to be the shooter, police said. (REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan)

: Police enter the Sears department store at the Columbia Mall after a fatal shooting on January 25, 2014, in Columbia, Maryland. Three people were killed in a shooting at the popular shopping mall, located about 45 minutes outside Washington, authorities said Saturday. Howard County, Maryland, Police announced the fatalities and urged people inside the Mall “to stay in place.”Police said one of the dead was “located near gun and ammunition.” AFP PHOTO / Jim WATSONJIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images

: During a shooting inside the Columbia Mall Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. At least three people are confirmed dead, including the shooter, according to news reports claiming police as the source of the information. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: Howard County Police Chief William J. McMahon talks to reporters outside Columbia Town Center Mall following a shooting situation January 25, 2014 in Columbia, Maryland. Three people are dead after a shooting inside the mall. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 465471961

: People wait at the scene of the shooting at The Mall in Columbia, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: Howard County Police Chief William J. McMahon talks to reporters outside Columbia Town Center Mall following a shooting situation January 25, 2014 in Columbia, Maryland. Three people are dead after a shooting inside the mall. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

: Store employees Maryam Dolatshahi (right) and Solon Jimenez look for where to go during a shooting inside the Columbia Mall Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. (Noah Scialom/Freelance)

: Howard County Police Chief Bill McMahon speaks during a press conference outside the Columbia Mall after a fatal shooting on January 25, 2014. Three people were killed in a shooting at the popular shopping mall in a suburb of Washington, DC, authorities said. AFP PHOTO / Jim WATSONJIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images

: Ken Ulman, Howard County Executive, looks on after addressing the media at a press conference during the ongoing investigation at a shooting scene inside the Columbia Mall Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. At least three people are confirmed dead, including the shooter, according to police. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun Staff)

: Members of the press wait for a press conference to begin at The Mall in Columbia by Howard County Police Chief Bill McMahon and Howard County Executive Ken Ulman the day after the shooting, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. (Photo by Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun)

: Howard County Police Chief William J. McMahon, right, and County Executive Ken Ulman address the media at a press conference the day after the shooting at the Mall in Columbia, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. (Photo by Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun)

: Nisa Pereira, 19, writes the names of mall shooting victims Tyler Johnson and Brianna Benlolo in the snow during a vigil on Sunday January 26, 2014 in Columbia. (Washington Post photo by Matt McClain)

: The Mall in Columbia is preparing to reopen two days after three people were shot and killed at the shopping mall January 27, 2014 in Columbia. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

: A security stands at the entrance to The Mall in Columbia next to Lord & Taylors. The press is given a tour of The Mall in Columbia at 10 a.m. before it reopens. (Photo by Algerina Perna/Batimore Sun)

: Photo of boarded-up store front – Zumiez, where shooting occurred at Columbia Mall Saturday morning. (Kevin Richardson/Baltimore Sun staff)

: Tyler Bohn of Mt. Airy, a former employee of Zumiez, and good friend of Brianna Benlolo, sits on his longboard thinking about her in front of a memorial life in her memory at the Mall in Columbia on Monday, Jan 27. Benlolo, one of the two shooting victims, inspired Bohn to start longboarding. (Brian Krista/BSMG)

: County executive Ken Ulman, center, along with his wife Jaki Ulman, left, and U.S. Congressman Elijah Cummings pause for a moment of silence in front of a memorial honoring the lives of the shootings victims at the Mall in Columbia on Monday, Jan 27. (Brian Krista/BSMG)

: County executive Ken Ulman and his wife Jaki Ulman lay a rose down together at a memorial honoring the lives of the shootings victims at the Mall in Columbia on Monday, Jan 27. (Brian Krista/BSMG)

: Theresa Olson from Columbia places flowers on the memorial in the plaza outside The Mall in Columbia whichreopened at 1pm today after the weekend shootings in which three people died including the Darion Marcus Aguilar, 19, who shot two victims. Photo by Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun}

: Flowers are left at an outdoor memorial in the plaza at The Mall in Columbia which reopened at 1pm today after the weekend shootings in which three people died including the Darion Marcus Aguilar, 19, who shot two victims. Tyler Johnson was one of the victims. Photo by Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun

: Mourners bring flowers to The Mall in Columbia after it reopens after the weekend shootings. Photo by Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun

: The Mall in Columbia at reopens after the weekend shootings in which three people died including the Darion Marcus Aguilar, 19, who shot two victims. Photo by Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun

: County executive Ken Ulman, right, is embraced by Mary Ellen Baker, manager at Belmont Manor and Historic Park, as she came to support his as the Mall in Columbia reopened on Monday, Jan 27. Baker said she was “comforted by the fact that he’s in charge.” (Brian Krista/BSMG)

: County executive Ken Ulman and stop for lunch at Subway in the food court at the Mall in Columbia on Monday, Jan 27. The mall reopened Monday following a shooting on Saturday. (Brian Krista/BSMG)

: Governor Martin O’Malley, right, is accompanied by County Executive Ken Ulman, and other dignitaries as they make their way to the food court at the Mall in Columbia for a press conference on Monday, Jan 27. (Brian Krista/BSMG)

: Gov. Martin O’Malley speaks to the press and the public in the food court at The Mall in Columbia after the weekend shootings. Photo by Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun

: Jimmy Vu and Kim Lurng, Nail Trix & Spa at the Mall in Columbia when the shooting occurred, light candles at a memorial after a candlelight vigil. A memorial for Brianna Benlolo & Tyler Johnson Thursday, Jan. 30, 2013, at the Mall in Columbia. The two Zumiez employees were shot and killed by Darion Marcus Aguilar, who then took his own life. (Christopher T. Assaf/Baltimore Sun staff )

: Kerri Nussbaum (left) wipes at her tears Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014, as she and coworker Sami Hurst attend a vigil for Brianna Benlolo and Tyler Johnson, the Zumiez store employees shot and killed by Darion Marcus Aguilar, who then took his own life. The two work at Cavallero and Company, located on the second level across from the store where the shootings occured. (Christopher T. Assaf/Baltimore Sun staff)

: People pray during a vigil for Brianna Benlolo and Tyler Johnson Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014, at the Mall in Columbia. The two Zumiez employees were shot and killed by Darion Marcus Aguilar, who then took his own life. (Christopher T. Assaf/Baltimore Sun staff)

: White flowers are tossed into a fountain at The Mall in Columbia a week after the mall shooting of Zumiez employees Brianna Benlolo and Tyler Johnson. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun Staff.)

: Kaila Hall, Ellicott CIty, president of the Howard County NAACP Youth Council, writes a message on the boarded up Zumiez store in The Mall in Columbia on the one week anniversary of the mall shooting of Zumiez employees Brianna Benlolo and Tyler Johnson. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun Staff. )

: Chester WIlliams, Fort Washington, touches the panels that enclose the Zumiez store in The Mall in Columbia as people gather outside the boarded up skate shop for prayer and a moment of silence. This is the one week anniversary of the mall shooting of Zumiez employees Brianna Benlolo and Tyler Johnson. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun Staff. )

: Drew “DJ” Gordon, Columbia, writes a message on the boarded up Zumiez store in The Mall in Columbia on the one week anniversary of the mall shooting of Zumiez employees Brianna Benlolo and Tyler Johnson. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun Staff.)

: Media representatives from both the Baltimore and Washington D.C. areas record Howard County Police Chief William McMahon as he provides more information about the Columbia Mall shooting at a news conference held at the Howard County Public Safety Training Center. Howard County Police decided to release more details about their investigation into the January 25 shooting in an effort to bring closure to the community. The investigation is still continuing, but detectives do not expect significant new information to emerge. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)

: Howard Co. Exec. Ken Ulman (left) and Howard Co. Police Chief, William McMahon (right) Press conference related to the Columbia Mall shooting. (Amy Davis / Baltimore Sun)

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