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Woman Who Survived Florida Mall Shooting Helping Police

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MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) — A woman who survived a shooting at a central Florida shopping mall is helping authorities with their investigation.

Melbourne Police say 33-year-old Idanerys Garcia-Rodriguez remains hospitalized in good condition, but has been cooperating with detectives.

Shots rang out in the food court of the Melbourne Square Mall on Saturday morning.

Police say Garcia-Rodriguez's husband, Jose Garcia-Rodriguez, was the gunman.

He's accused of shooting his wife and 36-year-old Leonardo Coppola before turning the gun and fatally shooting himself.