1 Person Hurt in Florida Mall Shooting, Police Say

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/13/us/Mall-shooting-boca-Raton.html

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At least one person was hurt in a shooting on Sunday afternoon at a mall in Boca Raton, Fla., with panicked shoppers scrambling for cover as police SWAT teams converged on the scene, the authorities said.

The episode happened around 4 p.m. at the Town Center at Boca Raton, an upscale shopping mall about an hour north of Miami and right off Interstate 95.

The condition of the victim was not immediately available. The Boca Raton police said on Twitter that the person had a gunshot wound, but in a subsequent statement said it was a “possible” gunshot wound.

The Boca Raton Police Department advised shoppers to shelter in place while officers searched the mall. On social media, shoppers described a chaotic scene inside.

The police said it was not considered to be an active shooter situation. It was not clear whether a gunman had been taken into custody or what led to the shooting.

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said on Twitter that it was responding to the mall to help the police.

The management offices at the mall were closed Sunday evening and a representative could not be reached.