Brawl between two people at Aventura Mall in Florida sparks ‘active shooter fears’ as terrified customers hide in stores
A GUNMAN is still on the loose after a shooting took place at a busy shopping mall this afternoon.
Video posted on Twitter shows people running out of the Aventura Mall in Miami, Florida just before 5pm this evening.
The online footage shows people panicking and running to their cars, while checking to see if family and friend were with them as they fled.
Police say the incident is still ongoing.
Customers and employees were hiding in stores, closets, and storage rooms inside the mall amid the active shooting, according to Local 10 News.
Officers are still searching for the shooter and fire rescue workers are standing outside, planning to enter the mall when police say it is safe to do so, according to Local 10 News.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to reports of shots being fired at the mall Saturday afternoon, according to CBS.
People reported being locked inside the mall as the shooting was happening.
Till this moment, no reports have been released about any injuries or fatalities.
A witness told Local 10 News ran for safety when they heard the gunshots.
A video circulating on Twitter showed what looks like someone on the ground but it’s not clear if this person was hurt or hiding from the shooter.
A Fox-affiliate TV Channel WSVN reported that shoppers are standing inside the store as one witness Tweeted “Literally locked in a store at Aventura Mall because there is an active shooter.”
Police are still investigating the incident.
One witness filmed a video showing people panicking inside the mall as they search for safety. The witness said on Twitter that he “dove for cover behind cabinets.”
“I was in the mall (my office is 5 mins away) when this shooting occurred a few stores over. Heard the shot, training kicked in – herded everyone, dove for cover behind cabinets. On the floor behind cover when I made this video. Pure chaos. Just left,” the witness said on Twitter.
Law-enforcement sources told Miami Herald that the incident was an altercation between two people, not an active shooter case.
The shooting reportedly took place inside an Nordstrom store inside the mall.
A law-enforcement source told the Miami Herald that three people had been reportedly shot. The police were looking for two suspects with one currently in custody, according to the Miami Herald.
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