Officers search for armed man inside busy Arizona shopping mall

TEMPE, Ariz. (AZFamily/Grey Information) – Police are looking for a person they are saying he pointed a gun at individuals after which bumped into the Arizona Mills Mall on Friday night.

Officers say the person obtained right into a combat with others and pulled out the gun. He then ran contained in the mall earlier than police arrived.

It’s unknown if the person fired pictures inside or exterior the mall. Officers are presently clearing the mall, looking for the person. Tempe police say nobody was injured.

A girl says her household was within the meals courtroom consuming once they heard pictures. “We’re sitting within the sales space and we hear increase, increase, increase! And we see individuals simply working in droves out the door. They mentioned, ‘Any individual’s been shot. Run, get out,’” she mentioned.

Video from the Arizona’s Household information chopper confirmed greater than 10 police automobiles surrounding one entrance of the mall. Buyers had been additionally gathered exterior round parts of the mall, whereas some opted to depart.

Arizona’s Household is working to collect extra info.

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