McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Glass cases being smashed during an attempted robbery at a jewelry store in a popular Texas mall on Saturday were misconstrued as gunfire and sent people running for the exits, according to the authorities and witnesses. 
 
 All known suspects in the attempted robbery at the La Plaza Mall in McAllen were taken into custody, the city's police chief, Victor Rodriguez, said in a statement that the city government posted on Twitter. 
 
 Madeline Madden, a 17-year-old from McAllen, told The Monitor of McAllen that she was inside Glitz and Glamour, a boutique just across from the mall, when she saw people rush out of the mall and into the parking lot. 
 
 She said one frightened couple ran into the boutique seeking safety. 
 
 "The man and his wife came in with their kids and asked if they were going to lock the door, and they told us what happened ... that there had been a shooting," Madden said. "They were trying to get away. The wife was crying and the man looked really nervous. They had a newborn and a toddler with them, and the toddler was crying. Someone else came and had cuts all over them from falling. We had to lock the doors and wouldn't let anyone else into the store." 
 
 Several law enforcement agencies rushed to the scene, including officers from the McAllen Police Department, Hidalgo County sheriff's office and Texas Department of Public Safety. 
 
 Dispatchers with McAllen police and the Hidalgo County sheriff's office declined to answer questions when reached by phone. 
 
 The mall is one of the primary shopping centers in the Rio Grande Valley. McAllen is near the border with Mexico and about 50 miles (80 kilometers) west of the Gulf Coast. ||||| A parolee who authorities said cut off his ankle monitor and carried out a series of killings in the Houston area has been arrested and charged with capital murder. 
 
 Jose Gilberto Rodriguez, 46, is a suspect in at least three slayings in the past week, with police calling him a "possible serial killer" at a news conference Monday night. 
 
 Rodriguez was taken into custody without incident Tuesday morning after leading police on a chase, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said at a news conference Tuesday. A weapon was recovered, Gonzalez said. 
 
 Houston Police Department 
 
 When Harris County Sheriff's deputy Jorge Reyes, who helped nab Rodriguez, left home for his shift Monday night, he told his wife, "I'm gonna catch him," Reyes recalled at Tuesday's news conference. 
 
 Gonzalez said he's "happy and relieved that this dangerous individual ... is off the streets." 
 
 Rodriguez, a high-risk registered sex offender, had been released from prison in September 2017 after serving part of a 20-year sentence for attempted aggravated sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl, according to records with the Texas Department of Corrections. 
 
 Houston Police Department 
 
 Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo on Tuesday said there aren't enough law enforcement officers focusing on holding parolees accountable and he promised to set the standard in Harris County. 
 
 "We've got to up our game," Acevedo said. "There's not enough of us dealing with parolees." 
 
 Rodriguez may be responsible for at least five attacks in the area, three of which were fatal shootings, police said. 
 
 The victims appeared to be randomly chosen, officials said. 
 
 The first attack, on July 9, was a home-invasion robbery where the victim survived. 
 
 Harris County Sheriffs Office 
 
 Four days later, Pamela Johnson, 62, was found dead inside her home in northwest Harris County, police said in a news release. Her car, a 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser, was stolen from her home and found abandoned the next day at nearby Willowbrook Mall. 
 
 When investigators reviewed surveillance video from the mall, they observed the suspect, later identified as Rodriguez, park the car and leave the scene. 
 
 On Saturday, a second killing occurred at a mattress store in Houston, police said. 
 
 The third slaying was at another mattress store in the area on Sunday. 
 
 On Monday morning, a metro lift operator was robbed and shot but is expected to survive, officials said. 
 
 Rodriguez has been charged with two counts of capital murder for Johnson's death and the mattress store attack, officials said Tuesday. A third capital murder charge will likely be filed Wednesday, officials said.
– Glass cases being smashed during an attempted robbery at a jewelry store in a popular Texas mall on Saturday were misconstrued as gunfire and sent people running for the exits, according to the authorities and witnesses, the AP reports. All known suspects in the attempted robbery at the La Plaza Mall in McAllen were taken into custody, the city's police chief, Victor Rodriguez, says in a statement that the city government posted on Twitter. Madeline Madden, a 17-year-old from McAllen, tells the Monitor that she was inside Glitz and Glamour, a boutique just across from the mall, when she saw people rush out of the mall and into the parking lot. She says one frightened couple ran into the boutique seeking safety. "The man and his wife came in with their kids and asked if they were going to lock the door, and they told us what happened ... that there had been a shooting," Madden says. "They were trying to get away. ... Someone else came and had cuts all over them from falling." The story was initially reported as an "active shooting" at the mall near the border of Mexico. Several law enforcement agencies rushed to the scene, including officers from the McAllen Police Department, Hidalgo County sheriff's office, and Texas Department of Public Safety. Dispatchers with McAllen police and the Hidalgo County sheriff's office declined to answer questions when reached by phone. The mall is one of the primary shopping centers in the Rio Grande Valley. (See a quick video of the mall's mass hysteria here.)