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EIGHT PEOPLE were injured in a shooting at a Wisconsin mall, as local police continue to search for the suspect.
The incident took place at 2:50 p.m. local time at the Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa, and by the time police arrived shortly after, the suspect had already fled the scene.
Wauwatosa Police Chief Barry Weber has said seven adults and one teenager were injured, but none of their injuries are life-threatening.
According to Wauwatosa police, preliminary investigations have led to the belief that the incident was not done randomly, but was the result of an altercation.
Police have stated that the suspect is a white male in his 20s and 30s, but have not yet determined the man’s identity.
According to the police, any current information on the identity of the suspect is false.
Shoppers and workers took refuge inside the mall when the shooting broke out.
Buyer Jill Wooley told a local news station that she was inside with her 79-year-old mother when the shooting broke out.
“I knew right away it was a gunshot and they kept coming one after another,” Wooley told CBS affiliate WDJT. “We just dropped to the ground.”
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“I think we are all born with it,” he said. “We have all been exposed to public shootings like this. I think we have all thought about what we would do in a situation like this. “
Police gather outside Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa
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“We are discouraged and angry that our guests and tenants were the target of this violent incident today,” said the company that operates the shopping center, Brookfield Properties.
Brookfield Properties has also thanked the police for their handling of the situation and that they will continue to cooperate with the investigation.
Additional reports from the Press Association
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