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<p>A 33-year-old Mountain Top man has been lodged in a Vermont prison in connection with a Saturday evening drive-by shooting outside a mall, according to the Vermont State Police.</p><p>Police said Michael Filinuk III voluntarily appeared at the Rutland City Police Department around 8:30 p.m. Saturday, minutes after the shooting, and announced that he was surrendering himself for the shooting.</p><p>According to the release:</p><p>Filinuk was lodged at the Marble Valley Correctional Center on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Bail was set at $50,000, and he will be arraigned at the Rutland Superior Court on Monday.</p><p>Police and emergency crews responded to the Green Mountain Shopping Plaza in Rutland Town at 8:19 p.m. for a report of a 45-year-old woman from Rutland City who had been shot by a passing motorist in the parking lot.</p><p>The victim, who was not identified, had just left Petco and was about to enter her parked vehicle when she was shot in her right arm by a passing motorist.</p><p>The woman made her way to Radio Shack, where she received help pending the arrival of emergency personnel.</p><p>She was treated and released from the Rutland Regional Medical Center for a gunshot-induced arm laceration.</p><p>After surrendering at the police station, Filinuk did not resist being placed into police custody. A 2013 Audi SUV registered to Filinuk was parked outside the station.</p><p>State police said the investigation is in its early stages.</p><p>&#8220;At this time, no motive for the shooting has been established. The initial indication is that the victim and Filinuk do not know each other,&#8221; the release said.</p><p>Anyone with information is asked to contact the Vermont State Police at (802) 773-9101.</p><p>Luzerne County property records indicate Filinuk lives on Ice Harvest Drive in Rice Township. He purchased a 2,500-square-foot house on 2.8 acres for $347,500 in June 2013, and the property is listed as his primary residence, records show.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Jennifer Learn-Andes</p><p>jandes@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Jennifer Learn-Andes at 570-991-6388 or on Twitter @TLJenLearnAndes.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Mountain Top man surrenders in Vermont drive-by shooting outside mall