New attorney in mall shooting

TACOMA – A Tacoma man charged in a shooting spree at a shopping mall has been assigned a new attorney, and wants his case moved out of Pierce County.

Veteran defense lawyer Ray Thoenig has taken over Dominick S. Maldonado’s case from Sverre Staurset, who is retiring in May.

Maldonado, accused of shooting seven people and holding four others hostage, is charged with 15 felonies in the Nov. 20 Tacoma Mall spree.

Maldonado recently filed a motion to move his case because he believes he wouldn’t receive a fair trial in Pierce.