Videos have emerged about a shooting at the Mall of America in Minnesota this evening.
A man opened fire in the mall which caused a mass panic, as you can imagine.
Here are the two videos:
— 🐺 (@NewEraAnt) August 4, 2022
WATCH: 'Isolated incident' prompts lockdown at Minnesota's Mall of America pic.twitter.com/KL3mxkJ4b3
— BNO News (@BNONews) August 4, 2022
I just found another video which shows people fleeing and officers moving through with a rifle:
🚨#BREAKING: Reports of an active shooter at Mall of America
Right now Multiple authorities are responding Reports of an active shooter at Mall of America with Reports Shots reportedly have been fired inside the mall. The mall is on lockdown pic.twitter.com/4HsRtPmceI
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) August 4, 2022
Here’s more from Washington Times:
Police in Minnesota are responding to a possible shooting at the Mall of America in suburban Minneapolis.
Bloomington police confirmed on Twitter that they were working “an active incident” with numerous officers on the scene. They gave no other details.
Mall of America spokesman Dan Jasper confirmed that the mall was locked down Thursday afternoon but had no other details. The mall later tweeted that the “incident” was “isolated” to one store without providing additional information.
Video posted to social media showed what appeared to be a man shouting as he walked near the complex’s Nike store, with at least three apparent gunshots
The mall, which opened in 1992, is the largest in the U.S. and is a tourist destination and community gathering spot.
Other video posted online showed shoppers fleeing from the amusement park on the giant mall’s ground level, holding their children’s hands and clutching their bags.
Still other video showed a pair of police officers, including one with a rifle, moving through the mall, and people walking quickly away from the mall’s large interior atrium area.
The Mall of America bans guns on its premises, according to its website. The mall does not have metal detectors and shoppers are not searched upon entry. It was the scene of a shooting on New Year’s Eve, when two people were wounded during an apparent altercation.
Hopefully there are no victims of the shooting but we’ll let you know if that changes.