Shooting in Maryland mall parking lot causes panic at movie theater

One individual was shot in a mall parking zone exterior Washington, DC Saturday — quickly making a panic at a movie show.

Gunfire erupted exterior Boulevard on the Capital Centre in Largo, Maryland, Prince George County Cpl. Distinctive Jones instructed The Publish.

One individual was injured and no arrests had been made, in response to Jones.

Police had initially stated the taking pictures was inside a movie show on the mall late Saturday night time and that two folks had been injured round 11:15 p.m., earlier than retracting that assertion, WRC-TV reported.

A moviegoer recounted the scary scene in a Fb publish.

“We went to the Magic Johnson Theaters to see a film to have a sister date. After quarter-hour of the film, an individual stormed into our theatre yelling ‘They’re taking pictures! It’s time to go away!,’” Chamira Brooks wrote.

“With out hesitation, my sister and I run to the automotive, saying ‘Jesus!’ each step of the way in which. On our method to the automotive, we see the wounded physique and her puddle of blood.”

Earlier within the afternoon an AMC film theatre was evacuated in Alexandria, Virginia about 20 miles away after a risk was referred to as in, in response to in response to WJLA-TV.

Film theaters across the nation had been seeking to entice prospects with a $3 ticket deal Saturday.